Man Saves Puppies But Quickly Realizes His Big Mistake

I didn't give the cubs any milk in order for them to be hungry so they'd cry out and call for their mum, which they did, McDonald said. I put them around the same place they were found, as I knew the mum would be looking for them, and she'd be checking the place she last had them. It would be a tense waiting game, watching to see if mom would return. It was 4 o'clock when McDonald finally got to the kit's den site. The mattress may have been gone but mom would have a backup den nearby. So he gently put the cardboard box on the ground and left them just like that with only a hot water bottle to keep them warm while everyone waited. For another few hours McDonald waited patiently, he knew exactly what had happened. I believe once she'd picked the first one up and knew the others were safe in the box, she waited until it got dark to get the rest as she must not have felt safe moving the cubs in daylight, McDonald said. Sure enough, as the sun lost its hold on the world she returned for another and then another until they were all back where they belonged.