Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/ruby-doberman-mothers-kitten/

We sometimes hear about animals that care for young ones that aren’t their own. At times, they may even be part of a different species!

All of them pale in comparison to what Ruby, a Doberman pinscher, did and it is sure to melt your heart.

As a new Doberman pinscher mom, Ruby had plenty of puppies to take care of. It seems as if she had a heart big enough for at least one more.

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Photo: Pixabay/auenleben

When her human mom, Brittany Callan, brought home a kitten named Ramblin’ Rose home, Ruby was ready for the job.

The little kitten was only about two or three days old at the time, and Ruby had just had a litter in mid-August.

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When the kitten was brought to Ruby, she took to the feline right away and gave her everything she needed.

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Since that time, Britney has been posting pictures of the litter +1 online and people were absolutely loving it.

Ruby even kept going with Rambelin’ Rose, even though the puppies were older, and would give her some one-on-one time.

You can hear how content the little cat is in this video:

#ramblingrose is purring ♥️ Snuggled in with momma ruby #dobermanadoptsakitten

Posted by Brittany Callan on Thursday, September 2, 2021

Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog