The Birth

Well...for me it was easy!  For Bonny...guess smooth is the best answer. 

For two days, she was restless.  We created a nest for her - cozy and hidden with a gate so she could escape from Zinger - who just doesn't get why she isn't interested in playing.  I came home after school on Thursday, pretty sure we were close to the time of birth.  We cuddled for about 5 minutes.  Then she wanted down and I went to work on my computer. (My on-line students needed their final exams graded.)  About 6 PM, we went for a walk down the road and back.  Soon after, Skip came home.  For those of you who do not know Bonny, she has created a running track for herself around the greenhouse.  When we come home or when the cats are on the other side of the fence, off she goes.  When Skip arrived...off she went.

Soon she came in the house.  She went running over to her nest.  She acted as if she was afraid of something.  I saw her and thought surely something was going to happen. I headed over to her nest.  Skip came in and noticed blood drops on the floor.  Then he looked beyond by the door and noticed a "thing" on the floor.  "Is that a puppy?" he asked.  Sure enough...it was.  That is what scared her.  I rushed over, picked it up and pushed the film away from the puppy's face.  Took it over to Bonny and she began licking immediately.  That was that.  The next three pups followed at regularly spaced intervals.  No problems at all.  Once she figured things out, all went smoothly.  By 10 PM, the action was over.  However, a long night of monitoring began!