A beautiful black dog named Bess was found wandering around the streets of Tennessee, incredibly pregnant, miserable and lonely. Tracey and Jon Stewart saw her and couldn’t bear to leave her, so they rescued her and headed to the animal emergency room. It’s a good thing they did, because she was in the throes of labor with 12 puppies and enduring labor difficulties. The smallest puppy in the large litter was blocking the birth canal and had received limited oxygen for three hours.
Jon and Tracey were told because there were so many puppies, not all of them would survive, including the littlest one christened Burrdie. But the couple wouldn’t accept this news. The pair decided to take Bess and all 12 puppies back to their home. They cleared out the furniture in their living room and dining room to set up a doggie daycare, then recruited friends and family to provide round-the-clock care for Bess and the puppies.
Once the puppies began to walk and play, life in the Stewart household became crazy. At one point, they even thought about keeping all of the puppies, but knew that wouldn’t work. When it came time to adopt everyone out, Jon and Tracey were sad, but the puppies and Bess ended up being placed in the homes of all of their friends and families. When the puppies’ birthday was approaching, their humans decided to hold a big party for everyone. How would they react when they finally saw each other? Then the puppies were treated to a special guest at their party – it was their mom! Would Bess remember her babies and they, her? Check out this awesome story of survival, puppy love and happy endings.
