Certainly, some shelters maintain overly cruel policies regarding the fate of dogs with no solution. But, fortunately, others are committed to giving hope back to hundreds of furry friends who would otherwise find certain death.
This is one of those stories where we can clearly feel what dogs’ hearts are made of, and especially those of those dogs who have gone through the experience of being mothers. Their love has no limits!
“We see a lot of adorable things here at Barkers but this story takes the cake… Last night our new foster puppies arrived from Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society – AARCS. Also staying with us right now is a female dog who was recently adopted from the SPCA who had her own puppies taken away from her about 2 weeks ago. Last night the mama dog (Maggie) must have heard the babies crying and came out of her kennel to lay down next to them to soothe their troubled hearts. We put them together for a while and all 3 were so happy!” the post read.
They take in rescued dogs when there is no more room anywhere else. Maggie had given her puppies up for adoption a few weeks ago and these crying puppies did not have a mom.
There are no words to describe the instinct and love of a dog who was once a mom.
“In every kennel there’s an opening where we slide the water under the gate,” said Alex Aldred, one of the owners.
When all the humans had left, Maggie pushed her water dish out of that opening.
Maggie walked down the hall until she found the orphans. Unable to get under the cage, she pressed her body as hard as she could against the fence.
The Aldred family had gone out to dinner that night, but checking the security cameras on their phone, they noticed a dog was out of its cage. Rushing back from dinner, they arrived and went to the kennel where the puppies were.
The puppies she had adopted, Hannah and Kari, did very well feeling the warmth of their foster mom as they grew up. They arrived at the shelter very young and her love was crucial. We hope that the two puppies will soon find a loving home just like Maggie.
This dog’s incredible gesture shows how much can fit in a mother’s heart. The day we learn to love a tenth of what dogs do, the world will be different.