When they came to the trailer where she had hid her pups, the mom bolted underneath.

Polachek crawled in the hole after the mom, and there, huddled in a nest of leaves, were three fat brown and white wiggly puppies. The mom immediately began to nurse them.

"I took my coat off and covered them," Polachek said. "She looked so relieved. She put her head on my hand. I was crying."

Friday afternoon, the mom relaxed with her babies, who society workers named after characters from the recent film "Frozen." As the runt nursed, the mom leaned over and touched the nose of the only boy with her own and, with her eyes nearly closed, gave him a soft lick on the face. He was on his back, his fat belly up in the air, his body pressed between his mom's paw and his sister, who had buried her face in her brother's fur.

Society worker Michelle Smith smiled as she watched the puppies. Later on, she planned to take them home to care for them so the family could be away from the stress of barking dogs in the society. In a month-and-a-half or so, they will likely all go up for adoption.

She talked about how thankful she was for the group of residents and that the humane society had the resources to care for them.