This heartwarming story is about a brave mother dog trying to save her puppies from the freezing temperatures in Serbia. She attempts to keep them safe and dry using the shelter of a pipe. Apparently she had been searching for help as she had been seen emerging from the pipe each time a car passed, but would quickly dart back in.
A no-kill rescue shelter was called to help locate and protect her. The area where she had been spotted was described to them, yet with snow covered ground, finding the exact pipe she was hiding in was nearly impossible.
The men continued to walk the area, examining every pipe they could see. Removing snow and tree branches and whistling for the stray mother. Eventually, on a cold, damp winter afternoon, they locate the scared mother trying to protect her pups.
But finding her was just the beginning, her puppies were very young and frightened. They were reluctant to move and stuck deep in the middle of the pipe where they had been living. Now with their mother gone, they huddle together making it difficult for rescuers to get to them.
The look in this mother’s eyes tells her story, one of bravery, trust and pure unconditional love. This story will tug at your heartstrings, watch as the mother seems to completely and knowingly trust the two men who have come to help her:
Each year thousands of dogs are abandoned or abused by their owners. No animal deserves to be treated unkindly. Shelters are filled to capacity with dogs looking for someone they can love and someone who can love them. Consider adopting a dog, or if you’re not able to adopt perhaps you can provide temporary help by fostering a dog or dogs. Fostering is a great way to help shelters relieve the burden of overcrowding and find a permanent home for a loving dog.