The sight of a mother dog holding her puppies in her arms, ready to die in the cold to warm them, and the 7 puppies, despite being hungry and cold, still determined not to leave their mother’s lap, makes many people unable to hold back. their tears.

Russia is famous for being one of the coldest countries in the world with temperatures sometimes reaching -55 or even -66 degrees Celsius in the North. In different regions across the country, temperatures range from 0 to -40 degrees Celsius. With such extreme cold, stray animals who cannot find shelter will find it difficult to survive. .

The cubs could not bear to leave their mother

On the morning of December 20, the snow removal staff suddenly saw a group of puppies leaning against each other to keep warm, their small bodies trembling, occasionally moaning and rubbing their noses against the mother dog’s body. very poor. He immediately moved closer to check on the mother dog, but discovered that her body had been stiff ever since.

The mother dog’s entire body was frozen in ice

When found, the poor mother dog died while lying on her side while breastfeeding. The man hurriedly went to find a cardboard box to take the 7 puppies away, but when he was about to pick them up, they suddenly ran away. Inside, the smallest dog was still biting his mother’s body, cowering in fear.

The sight of the mother dog holding her puppies in her arms, willing to die of cold to keep them warm, and the 7 puppies, despite being hungry and cold, still determined not to leave their mother’s lap, deeply moved the man clearing the snow. That’s why he went to the rescue station and along with the staff there searched for the small group of dogs. But as soon as they arrived, a snowstorm suddenly came, so they had to leave the mother dog’s body in the same place. However, just a moment later, the puppies suddenly returned to look for their mother.

The puppies returned to their mother’s lap during the storm

Fortunately, this was only a small snowstorm and did not cause serious impacts. However, it took them nearly 2 days to find all the puppies.

After checking, the rescue station staff discovered that the mother dog was wearing a red collar on her neck. From here, we could guess that this dog had an owner. But until now it is still unclear whether it was abandoned or lost. The cause of the mother dog’s death was determined to be due to hunger, exhaustion and then freezing to death.

Although the mother dog could not be saved in time, the rescue team and the kind man were able to bring 7 puppies to the local animal rescue station. After a few days of rehabilitation care, they recovered and prepared to celebrate Christmas with the other dogs at the rescue station.

Below are some pictures of puppies being “dressed” by rescue station staff for Christmas: