“A kind-hearted Good Samaritan found this poodle wandering alone in a neighborhood and brought him to Houston Humane Society.

Therapy poodles from '4 Paws of Love' bring joy to seniors at Silvergate Rancho Bernardo Retirement Community.

and it's understandable if mama dogs become especially protective of their young — after all, it's just instinctual for them. And for the Poodle in the TikTok video below, those maternal instincts ...