Golden Retriever loses her 7 3 weeks-old babies in barn fire.

Dog Looses her litter In freak Barn Fire, Finds Comfort From 8 Orphaned Puppies

Last February 2017, a jolly golden retriever named Daisy gave birth to seven puppies in her family’s barn in Oregon. Sadly, less than a month after the puppies were born, tragedy struck the new family. The barn caught on fire, and four goats, a pig, and Daisy’s entire litter of puppies were all mournfully killed.

Daisy with her 7 babies.

Daisy was shattered by her loss. The normally happy dog spent days wandering around the backyard, crying and looking utterly distraught. Daisy’s owner, Jessica Woodruff, desperately wanted to do something to help her dog.

Daisy with the 8 orphaned puppies.

Daisy clearly wanted to be a mother. And so, Jessica and her sister, Jacque Barnett, decided to see if they could find a litter of foster puppies who needed a mom.

The sisters reached out to shelters and veterinarians in the area, but they had no luck. Jacque decided to post in a local Facebook group, Inform Me Douglas County, Oregon. She narrated Daisy’s story and asked if anyone knew of any young puppies in need of mother's care.

Daisy nursing her foster babies.

As luck would have it, things moved quickly. A local radio host read the story and talked about it on air. Then, a local news channel did a story on Jessica and Daisy. The owner of eight orphaned puppies happened to see the story on TV, and they contacted Jessica. They brought the puppies over the next day.

Daisy's hope lit up when she saw the puppies, and she quickly began treating them like her own puppies.

Jessica was delighted that Daisy was back to her old self.

“Daisy was in heaven! It was so amazing to see the change. She had a purpose again. She laid down to feed them, cleaned them, and even protects them," Jessica said.

Daisy is smiling once again.

Daisy nursed the puppies for a few weeks until they were all weaned. Then, Jessica returned most of the puppies to their owner. But they decided to keep one: the runt of the litter, who they named Benji. Jessica gave the little puppy to her grandparents.

Caring for the foster puppies helped Daisy remarkably.

Daisy suffered a terrible loss, but through a litter of foster puppies, she found hope to continue with life.

“It takes strength to make your way through grief, to grab hold of life and let it pull you forward.”

- Patti Davis