Momma dog saved after found scavenging trash on side of road without her puppies, Texan rescue says: ‘We gave her a Cuddle Puppy, she cuddled it close, carried it to her kennel, and cared for it like the little family she lost.’

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Apr 5, 2026 8:15 AM EDT

If you ever thought that a mamma dog would not grieve for the loss of her puppies, then this story will show you how dog mamas have just as much love for their young as hoomans.

It is often misconceived that dogs do not emote as deeply as us hoomans. As though their brains are not developed enough to feel the tension in a room, to feel the fear in our hearts and to feel deep emotional pain. But the story that you are about to read will put any doubt you might have had to bed as we dive into a story of one dog mama's determination to keep going, even after tragically losing the two puppies she had with her after being abandoned.

A situation which only stood to add insult to the great emotional injury she had already incurred when she was dumped. And especially with her being a pit bull, a demonstration of just how emotionally available our darling doggos actually are. May no hooman underestimate the emotional intelligence of a doggo ever again.

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Goodness, how could such a horrific event go on for four days? How could it be that people did not see the plight of this poor pupper and stop to help her and her puppies before it was too late? We are literally gobsmacked that no one stepped up to help her. After all, we regularly get stories here of hoomans who are willing to go above and beyond the call of duty to ensure the safety and security of the dumped doggos they come across. Apparently, those sweet souls cannot be everywhere at once.
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Oh goodness we are literally balling our eyes out now. Time and again we are blown away by the true sensitivity of dogs and just how emotionally aware they are. They feel pain, they feel loss and they most certainly feel love. It is difficult enough that we separate them from their young as though it is a reasonable thing to do. But to see what that process truly does to a mamma dog, who just wants nothing more than to love and nurture the puppies she has worked so hard to bring into the world is heartbreaking.
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