Whoa!
That's a lot of puppies!
This is Kaya,
and she just became a mama to a bunch of puppies.
But before Kaya was on mommy duty,
she was a lonely dog in the shelter who needed a rescue.
No one wanted to foster her,
until Jesse came along and changed this pittie's life.
"Freedom walk!"
"What do ya think? Look at this beautiful place you get to be now."
When Jesse first brought Kaya home, he noticed she was a little underweight.
He'd have to keep an eye on her to make sure she was eating properly.
But after only a few days, Kaya started to gain some weight in her belly area.
Progress!
But it was happening a little too fast.
Jesse thought, "Maybe I'm overfeeding this pup?"
But when he brought Kaya in for a quick checkup,
it turned out Kaya was eating for more than just herself.
She was pregnant with a whole litter of puppies.
At first, Jesse was in shock.
He'd only signed up to foster one dog.
Now he was gonna have an entire puppy litter too!
But Jesse was ready to help Kaya be the best mom she could be.
"Are your puppies kicking you this morning?"
Kaya was getting super tired from carrying all these puppies in her belly.
Most days, all she wanted to do was snooze or roll around in the grass.
But she still had the energy for a little fun now and then.
"Dog in labor wants to play with water!"
Soon, Kaya started to do her nesting,
which meant it was almost time for her puppies to arrive!
Then, early one morning,
the pittie puppy party began!
"Good girl!"
"Good mama!"
Kaya was doing so well with her newborn pups.
And Jesse thought, "She's already given birth to six, so she should only have a few more left. Right?"
But then, more puppies were born!
And then even more! She was up to 15 pups!
"Oh my goodness!"
"What a litter of puppies!"
Jesse was shocked.
For sure, this had to be it, right?
But then, almost three days after the first puppy was born,
NUMBER 16!
It was a puppy extravaganza!
Mama Kaya was finally done having puppies,
and you could just imagine how tired she was.
Now it was time for Jesse to help this new mom out with her enormous new family.
And she was grateful
because puppies can be quite a handful.
"They're escaping!"
But Kaya loved every single one of them so much.
She would lead them around the yard in her very own puppy parade.
And taught them all the things dogs need to know.
Like how to dig
and how to properly play.
"Come on, puppies! Outside!"
Pretty soon it was time for Kaya's puppies to find their forever homes.
It was so hard to say goodbye,
but Kaya and Jesse knew these pups would be just fine.
After all, they did come from the best mama.
But not only did Kaya's pups find their forever home,
Kaya did too!
Jesse had only ever meant to foster Kaya for a little while, but after all
they had been through together, he knew he could never give her up.
You never know what might happen when you foster a dog...
or 16!
But one thing is always for sure:
lots of licks,
tons of tail wags
and the chance to be a hero.
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