MARIN, Calif. (WCMH)–At first, the little dog looks terrified. She is in the back of a kennel, watching as a Marin Humane Society employee begins taking something out of a crate.

Then, she realizes what it is–her puppies!

The Marin Humane Society said on Facebook that someone surrendered the mother without her babies.

“Yesterday, two frightened dogs were surrendered to us,” they wrote on Monday. “Upon examining the female, we learned she recently had puppies. After some detective work and a lot of convincing, our team was able to get the person who surrendered the dogs to also surrender the puppies, as they still needed their momma and were not in a safe situation.”