A protective Bulldog showed his sensitive side when a pregnant stray cat taken in by his owner gave birth to a litter of six kittens.

One-year-old Hammie surprised Michelle Parden, from Lincoln, Nebraska, when he took such a shine to feral feline Mommy’s adorable brood.

The 34-year-old, whose raises and show English Bulldogs as a hobby, introduced kittens Pumpkin, Goblin, Frankenstein, Batman, Zombie and Elvira to her dogs as they would have to live together.

“He met them maybe one or two days after their birth,” Parden told BT.com.

“I brought out each baby and let the dogs smell them and the kitty to smell the dog. Then I put them back with Mommy.

“I did this a few times each day with each baby. I also let Mommy have blankets that had our Bulldogs' scent on about a week before the babies’ birth so she wouldn't be worried.”

When the babies’ eyes opened, Hammie was allowed into their nursery, but the family’s clumsy Bulldog Honey was considered a bit too hyper to hang out with them.

“Hammie spent time with the babies and he would just lie down next to them so carefully,” Parden added.

“He would seriously try to gather them up and curl around them like a Mommy nursing.

“When one would start to wander off he would nudge them with his face back to the 'nest', he loved them.

“And when they did their little kitty cries, his face would perk up and he'd sniff them all over and nudge them as if to say 'hey, don't cry! What’s wrong?’

Parden took in Mommy when her friend posted a photo of her online, and the kittens were born last Halloween, hence the spooky names.

But once they were old enough to fend for themselves, she found happy homes for them all.

“When the last one left, Hammie sniffed all over in the room,” she added.

“He is an awesome Bulldog, a true representative of his breed. Bulldogs are super sweet and gentle dogs. So sensitive. I think he shows that in these pictures.”

Parden stays in touch with all the kittens’ new families and has an agreement that if any of them can no longer keep the cats, they will return them to her.

Photo credit: Michelle Parden