There is no love as strong as the love of a mother. That because clearly evident when rescuers saw what a mother dog was doing for her puppies.
Stray Rescue of St. Louis stumbled upon a dog with an injured foot. Of course, they planned on rescuing, but what they didn’t know was that they were about to rescue far more.
Soon after rescuing the dog, they noticed that she had milk. That’s when they knew this dog was a new mama and had puppies somewhere nearby. Rescuers knew they had to search for them and act quickly.
“L.i.m.p.ing and at times dragging her cast, she led us along the backstreets and main roads over the fields and along muddy tracks… There in the back were 10 beautiful, fat little healthy puppies,” Powell said.
Sobry added: “It was incredible – I couldn’t believe what I saw… That dog didn’t know us, we’d only met her like an hour before so it was really incredible how she decided to trust and show us where they were.”
They went right to the underbrush where the mama dog was living to see if her pups were there. Rescues pushed branches aside and crawled to bushes until they finally discovered a little den.
Inside the den, a hole in the ground that was like a ‘safe-haven,’ was not just a few puppies, but THIRTEEN! Their mama did such a great job hiding them to keep them safe and warm.
Rescuers gently placed the puppies into a container one by one before bringing them and their mom back to their rescue. There, they were able to give the mom and pups the medical care they needed.
The mom will be ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɢᴏing sᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ on her injured leg, and all of the puppies will be loved and eventually put up for adoption once they are old enough.
The story doesn’t end there. The family was relocated safe and sound. In the meantime, Stray Rescue of St. Louis is looking for people/families to foster puppies. It’s beautiful when we see people working to help our furry friends like this.