Get ready to cry watching this scared Marin rescue dog reunite with her puppies

Two of Cora's puppies play at the Marin Humane Society. Two of Cora's puppies play at the Marin Humane Society. Photo: Marin Humane Society Photo: Marin Humane Society Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Get ready to cry watching this scared Marin rescue dog reunite with her puppies 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

There wasn't a dry eye in the house when the Marin Humane Society reunited a rescue dog with her missing puppies — and we won't blame you for crying either.

The story began when a skittish female dog named Cora was surrendered by its owner to the Humane Society on Saturday. When Cora was taken in for a routine check-up, vets found that she had recently had puppies.

When contacted again, the former owner was evasive and unwilling to admit there were puppies. But after some convincing, they agreed to let the Humane Society take the puppies, who are too young to be parted from their mother yet.

On Monday, the happy reunion between mother and babies was captured on camera. Cora appears pressed against the wall, cowering in fear. When she hears the sound of her puppies whining, she comes closer to investigate. Her entire body language changes as she greets her lost puppies and she can't stop wagging her tail.

The cutest part? Cora keeps running back to the dog carrier to make sure no puppies are missing. All present and accounted for, pup!

"They've re-bonded very quickly," said Marin Humane Society director of marketing and communications Lisa Bloch. "Mom and babies are doing great."

Seeing as mom was already named Cora, the puppies were named after more Downton Abbey characters. The three male pups were dubbed Branson, Carson and Molesley; the single female is Edith.

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Cora and puppies will be placed in a foster home today and in a few weeks will be up for adoption. Bloch says that while it's easy to find homes for the puppies, it's often difficult to find homes for mom. But, in this case, the Marin Humane Society has already received inquiries for Cora too.

A happy ending all-around for this precious dog family.