Three of the dogs lived in a flooded basement, and two in a backyard shed.  They were likely bored, lonely, and incredibly anxious, as they had no idea when their next meal was coming.

“They have no human contact and get fed when someone shows up, which is approximately three times per week,” Stacey Silverstein of Rescue Dogs Rock NYC told The Dodo.

Even though they obviously didn’t care much about the dogs, the owner didn’t want to give them up, but agreed to relinquish the heavily pregnant Pocahontas.  Soon after her rescue, she gave birth to 12 puppies, and 8 of them survived.  She has been a wonderful and attentive mom to them.

In the meantime, Rescue Dogs worked to save the other dogs.  They put their efforts into taking in Queenie, Pocahontas’ mom.

“We were able to remove Queen shortly thereafter and she went directly to our vet in Brooklyn where it was discovered that she was pregnant as well,” Silverstein said.

A week into foster care, Queenie gave birth to 13 puppies, with 12 surviving (6 boys and 6 girls).  Just like her daughter, she has also been a very devoted mother to her pups.

“Both dogs are amazing, loving, sweet, affectionate and gentle,” Silverstein said. “We have been unsuccessful to rescue the others but we are still trying.”

All the puppies are doing well in foster care.  When they are old enough, they will be available for adoption, and hopefully never know anything but love and happiness.

“Queen and her babies are doing well this morning… their sniffles appear to be better already after their second dose of antibiotics,” their foster mom told Rescue Dogs.  “Their new, taller whelping box is coming today, [and] not a moment too soon since Prince William is climbing OUT of the pool on his own already!”

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“I was 20 weeks pregnant and had been so unwell for weeks, I couldn’t walk… and I hadn’t kept anything down for weeks,” Alhanna said in a post on Facebook (which is no longer available).

“Doctors put it down to me being so small and my spine not being able to manage with the extra weight well and just normal pregnancy symptoms but Keola wouldn’t leave my side.”

When Alhanna got ready for work, Keola insistently nudged her, and would not stop barking and whining.

Upon her return home, “Keola looked so sad and I knew something was bothering her. She just sat there staring at me and wouldn’t let me go anywhere alone.”

Unable to ignore Keola’s desperate signals, Alhanna went to the hospital, and fainted as soon as she began walking down the corridor.  She was rushed to the ICU, where she faded in and out of consciousness while on morphine.

“Turns out my backache was due to a double kidney infection and because it was untreated for so long it was one of the worst cases they had ever seen.”

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“On top of that I had an antibiotic resistant bug that had only ever affected one other person in the UK. It was killing me and the doctors told me if I had left it any longer I would have died and more than likely my son also.”

Alhanna and her son, who was named Lincoln, are alive and well, thanks to Keola.  She absolutely adores her new little brother, and has happily taken on the role of his nanny.

“She is our hero, his guardian angel and we will forever be in her debt.”

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Meet Walter, the Beagle! He was able to detect that there was a baby growing in his mommy’s tummy even before she was six weeks into her term of pregnancy – isn’t that awesome!

When his mom was 6 weeks pregnant, she laid down on the floor and asked Walter where the baby was and he immediately headed straight towards her belly and started licking and pawing it – I think he wanted baby to come out and play with him and his Beagle sister, Bindy. He was as excited as his parents for the arrival of their brand new baby and I wouldn’t be surprised if he takes good care of her and be her best friend forever!

I think smart dogs like Walter are really amazing but what’s more amazing is how he immediately loved, welcomed and watches out for his new baby sister, Averi. Check out this awesome video and share it with friends. You’ll never know, one of you might decide to adopt one smart dog like Walter too!

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A woman in Eastern Idaho discovered Sis, a brown and white border collie, on the side of a road.  She had been shot, was abandoned and left to die.  

To make matters worse, Sis was pregnant When Beth Stenberg came across her.  Now, Sis has a new lease on life and a new family, both human and some pups to care for.  Stenberg says she loves her new family members, and couldn’t be happier.

Stenberg noticed the dog running alongside Interstate 15 between Fort Hall and Blackfoot in Idaho.  She’d seen the dog on her commute several times before.  

However, this time something was very different, and very wrong.  The dog wasn’t running along the road this last time.

This time the dog was lying, sprawled and wounded in the grass according to reports.  Stenberg pulled over and saw the dog had been wounded and was in desperate need of help.  

Stenberg called police for assistance, and when two highway troopers arrived, Sis was loaded into Stenberg’s car and taken immediately to nearby Bannock Animal Medical Center.

At the animal hospital, Sis was examined by Veterinarian Jamie Rantala.  It was discover that not only did Sis have bullet fragments in her back and shoulders.  

To make matters more difficult, it was also discovered that Sis was pregnant.

She must have known that without human help, she and her unborn pups were not going to make it.  Even though she was badly injured and in a great deal of pain, she didn’t protest the help in any way.

“For the extent of her injuries she never once tried to nip at us,” said Rantala.  She noted the had dog had wounds from a kind of small ammunition, and it took place less than 24 hours earlier.  

“She seemed to have an understanding that we were there to help her.  She was a sweetheart from the get-go.”

Despite the harrowing injuries, being pregnant and basically being left to die, she’s now a member of Stenberg’s family.  All of her pups were also delivered alive and healthy.  

So now, you can add the manes Sis, Suzie,Sassy, Oden, Chuck, Trip, Dottie, Rogue, Petunia and Valentine to the Stenberg family roll call.  

Stenberg and her husband are very happy for their new family, and wouldn’t change things for the world.

Prospective adopters have already began to be lined up for the puppies, but Sis will be remaining with the Stenberg family, unless someone calls to claim her.

“I’ve really fallen in love with her,” said Setnberg.  “She’s part of my family now.”

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