Dogs have so much love to give not only to their human companions but also to other creatures.
They don’t even need to learn how to love – pooches are already experts at it.
When a 105 pound Lab mix named Truvy saw three tiny orphaned kittens, she wanted to be the best fur mama for them.
Her human companion, Kendal Benken, told The Dodo that when she saw a post online about the orphaned felines, she immediately offered to be the kittens’ foster mom.
“The COVID-19 outbreak hit, and I was sheltering at home. I was looking for something to do. Who doesn’t enjoy cute little kittens? I saw it as a great opportunity,” Benken said.
But the moment Benken took the orphaned kittens home from Jelly’s Place animal rescue in California, it quickly became evident that Truvy wanted to be the foster mom.
“It’s so funny, when I brought them in she was immediately like, ‘Let me at ’em,'” Benken shared. “She took to them immediately. They’re her babies.”
The fur mama won’t let the little felines out of her sight. She cleans them constantly, watches their every move, and rests next to their carrier.
Every time Benken tries to bottle-feed the kittens, Truvy tries to push her away as she’s not happy that someone else is handling her babies.
“When I was trying to get the feedings done I’d have to put her out of the room, she would try to manage me,” Benken shared. “When I’d let her back in, she would run over, check them, clean them and smell them. She has taken such ownership of them. She takes that role very seriously.”
She added: “She tries to keep the other dogs away. She will guard them, stand in front of them and push the other dogs out of the way. If another dog gets their nose in there while she’s cleaning the kittens, she will snap at the other dogs. She will give them a stern warning they are hers.”
When Truvy became got tired of Benken and other pooches trying to handle her kittens, she decided to hide them.
“She was taking them from the crate and putting them behind the dresser in my bedroom,” Benken said. “She is obsessed and won’t leave them alone. She wants to keep treating them like they’re her babies.”
“She’s always been good with the fosters I’ve brought in. She’s extremely patient,” Benken added.
“I find it interesting she has such a strong motherly instinct [since] she’s never had puppies, she was spayed at 6 months old. For whatever reason, she has it. I think it is sweet.”
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