It’s unknown what life held for this greyhound before her life as a stray, but her story as we know it is incredibly sweet. Struggling to survive with a broken leg, it was clear that there was one thing keeping her going.

Photo courtesy of Clinivet Turre Clinica Veterinaria

Veterinarian Ellen Sobry met the dog last Saturday, after her friend, Lianne, found her scavenging in a market in Vera, Spain.

Vera, as the dog herself is now named, wasn’t just emaciated and malnourished, one of her legs was also fractured. Most crucially though, Ellen noticed that Vera was lactating — an indication that she’d recently birthed a litter of puppies.

Ellen and Lianne felt a strong conviction to save the puppies, but having no idea where they were, decided to begin where they had first found Vera, which is where the adventure began. Once at the market, Vera started to lead them further and further …

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“We followed her for over 3km, [and] ended up somewhere in the [countryside of] Vera,” Ellen wrote online.

Vera then led them to an abandoned car, inside of which, were “10  little lives waiting for their mum”

The little family is now healing all together, safe and sound.

Photo courtesy of Clinivet Turre Clinica Veterinaria

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