Alex Aldred and his mother Sandy work at Barker's Pet Motel and Grooming, a pet motel and foster pets care center. This week, an unusual and adorable event unfolded, much to the Aldreds' delight, reported Global News.
Maggie, a female Australian Shepherd mix, was boarding at Barker's while her family was on vacation. She snuck out of her kennel to go comfort two crying puppies, Kari and Hannah, that had just come to the center the day before.
"We've never really seen it before, where a dog sneaks out to some puppies and is so excited to see them. We left work and then we were watching the surveillance cameras while we were out and we saw Maggie was sitting in front of the puppies' kennels," said Aldred, according to ABC.
Sandy went back to work to help. "She kind of directed Sandy to the puppies' kennel so Sandy let her in and she was being really affectionate. Sandy stayed in their for about 15 minutes and then said, 'Well it looks like they need each other,' and then let Maggie stay the night in their kennel. When we came back in the morning they were all still cuddled up together," said Aldred, according to ABC.
Maggie had had a litter before she found her home, and all of her puppies were adopted through the Humane Society. The Aldreds think that this is why she was so drawn to the crying puppies.
"It's innate in a lot of female dogs, especially if they've had a litter in the past. It's just in their nature. We've seen it in a lot of dogs, even with male dogs, when they hear other puppies crying they want to console them and make sure they're feeling safe," reported The Daily Mail.
Gotta love those canines! Kari and Hannah are now up for adoption through the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society.
