A pregnant dog so large that she could hardly walk amazed a rescue team when she gave birth to a litter of 11 puppies. Meter Maid arrived at the Texas shelter Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) in February ...

Animal shelters in the United States take in millions of dogs each year, with the ASPCA estimating the number to be around 3.1 million. While many are adopted, overcrowding and limited resources mean ...

Molly the rescue dog and her puppies are recuperating from the eventful birth at the Arizona Humane Society Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

Meter Maid arrived at Austin Pets Alive! after she was found as a "very shut down and scared" stray, according to the Texas rescue Courtesy Austin Pet Alive! Meter Maid the rescue dog is a super mom.

A Texas rescue dog whose dire pregnancy rendered her immobile ended up giving birth to nearly a dozen healthy and happy puppies. The dog, who has been named Meter Maid, was brought to Austin Pets ...

A heavily pregnant dog left to fend for herself on a remote Lancashire forest fell has been rescued and given birth to seven puppies. Exhausted, starving and shivering, all the Alsatian cross, ...

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Molly the dog is an unstoppable mom. The rescue pooch is recuperating at the Arizona Humane Society's Mutternity Suites — a "medically supervised area for pregnant and nursing dogs to give birth and ...