so my dog was pregnant and she lost all 3 of her puppies so my mom bought her these toys and she thinks they're her puppies...breaks my 
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This rescue dog in America hugs stuffed toys after losing her litter of puppies
Twinkle the dog lost her puppies during her pregnancy and her owner replaced them with toys.
Pictures of Twinkle with her stuffed animal friends have gone viral on Twitter.
Her owner, 18-year-old Xavier Hernandez, told Newsbeat that he discovered she was pregnant after rescuing her.
She gave birth last weekend, but all her puppies were stillborn and Xavier says she seems heartbroken.
Xavier, who lives in California, rescued Twinkle from Mexico with his mum, where they found her living in poor conditions.
He told Newsbeat that he's had lots of kind comments on Twitter since posting the photos.
@ xXxavierH21 pic.twitter.com/hilIt5R0XX
"To be honest going viral is not for me, it's for my dog," he said.
"I've got a lot of support from people and I couldn't be any more thankful for that."
The pictures of Twinkle have been retweeted more than 14,000 times and people on Twitter have been getting upset.
Alexa Trinidad @lexipiie
why do bad things happen to good dogs
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Xavier is now hoping to get Twinkle a companion so that's she not lonely when she goes on walks.
"We want to get Twinkle a friend because when I take her on walks she seems to enjoy other dogs' company," he said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39526669/this-rescue-dog-in-america-hugs-stuffed-toys-after-losing-her-litter-of-puppies
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It would break my heart too.
A sad story, yet look at the public response.
I think of my own female Shih-Tzu when she had her puppies and the love she and the father, Harry, showed them. Every time I took the two of them for a walk (twice a day) the very first thing they did was look in on them in their box and more often then not Sally would climb in to feed them.
This poor dog must be heartbroken. Though I will say that IMHO her owners are not helping with the stuffed animals.
My wife's second child, David, was born with Hypo-plastic Left Heart Syndrome. In the early 1960's when he was born that was a death sentence. He lived less then 4 terrible weeks with her knowing there was nothing that anyone could do to save him. Still she went on and had 4 more children. Her 3rd child, Jeffery, died many years later in 1992 of AIDS.
Dear Friends Randy and Buzz: Maternal love will find a way to express itself.
The best lessons we can learn in life are from small children and animals.
They are closest to nature.
They know how to let in the healing that is all around us.
E.