Shelter Mama Dog Needs a Safe Place To Raise Her 12 Newborn Puppies

This Instagram video shows a volunteer transferring tiny puppies from a crate to the kennel, while their mom waits nearby on a leash. Qwerty watches every move, sniffing each puppy when she gets the chance and staying close to the people handling them. The clip shared by @frompitstopeaches shows just how much this shelter mama dog is taking on. She already arrived very thin, and now she is caring for 12 newborn puppies in a kennel. However, she still wags her tail, kisses a volunteer, and settles beside her babies. What she needs now is a quiet place to raise them.

Mama dog, who has been taking care of 12 newborn puppies inside shelter, needs a loving home to raise her babies

Qwerty starts the video outside her kennel while a volunteer transfers her puppies from a crate into the space where she can care for them more easily. As the puppies are moved, Qwerty leans toward the volunteer and even plants a little kiss on her nose. She then waits nearby while each puppy is carried into the kennel.

When another lot is ready to be transferred, she wags her tail and gets another chance to sniff them before they are settled with her. The text on the video says she did not choose any of this. Qwerty came to the shelter already thin, and now she is nursing a litter of 12 while surrounded by the sounds and activity of a shelter.

Once the puppies are together, Qwerty settles down and lets them nurse. She stays calm and attentive, doing exactly what a new mom needs to do for babies this young. The shelter says the puppies are only a few days old, so they mainly need Mom right now.

A foster home would give Qwerty a quiet room where she can eat, rest, stay hydrated, and care for her litter without the stress of a kennel. More than 1,000 people have liked the video. And the comments are full of concern for the shelter mama dog and her newborn puppies. One viewer called Qwerty “a baby herself,” while another praised her for simply doing her best for her puppies. The shelter would provide food and supplies for a foster placement.