We got her from the local shelter after she'd been brought in off the street, she'd been pregnant, no idea what happened to the pups, but she was bleeding, starving, and her teets were hanging down. You could see every bone in her spine, every rib. Horrible. She was so weak! And she was scared and shell-shocked and probably had a case of canine postpartum depression, if such there be (wouldn't surprise me!). We brought her home and she took to the two cats we had as though they were surrogate kittens. WUNNNNNNNNderful!!! And when we brought the two kittens home a year later (litter mates, take 'em both - genuinely FABULOUS idea that we will do again when the opportunity arises!!!!) Goldie took to them also. Now one of them bosses her around all the time. Goldie is a shepherd mix - we usually say "shepherd something" - and she's just wonderful to those kitties!