'She worked so hard to keep [her babies] alive': Stray basset hound takes shelter in a random shop to give birth during a storm, gets rescued along with all of her puppies, goes viral

Are you having a bad day? Well, cozy up and enjoy this wholesome story of a stray basset hound mama dog finding a happily ever after for her and her puppies. 

It was a weekend after heavy storming in Texas and employees were returning to work at their shop when they noticed something unusual. A stray basset hound had snuck in and appeared to have given birth to a litter of puppies. The workers didn't know what to do, so they called a woman who works with special needs dogs. Caitie came rushing to the scene and was more than happy to take in this brave mama and her pups. 

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Caitie quickly got to work caring for the stray family, but things were not looking good. Unfortunately, the runt of the litter was unable to survive. Caitie was unsure if any of the puppies were going to survive, but luckily, through hard work, care, and, of course, the determination of the dog mama, all the other puppies survived.

Now, several days and baths later, the puppies and mama are doing much much better. Though there is still a long journey ahead of them, they are all cleaned up, gaining weight, and being the sweetest doggo family ever. 

Watch the full rescue video:

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