After losing his own puppies, a puppy from a shelter “adopted” three kittens who lost their mother. The dog’s maternal attitude touched the caregivers of the Jelly’s Place Animal Shelter, located in California, USA.

The Guardian puppy breastfeeds three kittens – Photo: Facebook/Disclosure

Caretaker Stecce Jones told The Dodo that staff found the dog behind a trash can and noticed that all of the female’s puppies were dead. Meanwhile, in another part of town, another team took in three kittens who had lost their mother.

The trio were in urgent need of breastfeeding, so the shelter staff decided to try an adaptation so that the puppy could breastfeed the kittens.

“I was very careful. I sat next to my mother with a kitten. Slowly I showed her the kitten to see how she would react. I was afraid she might growl or not take it very well,” Stecce told The Dodo.

Kittens lost their mother – Photo: Facebook / Disclosure

But with an emotional and maternal attitude, the little dog adopted the kittens and began breastfeeding them. “She lay down and snuggled up. She allowed her to breastfeed, it was very motherly. She immediately knew what to do,” recalls the nurse.

The emotions were so great that Stakche cried when she saw how the little dog accepted the kittens. The dog even got the nickname Guardian. “These are different species, and they converged. It’s so special. Dogs and cats don’t care. They want and give unconditional love,” Stakche said.