Now she feeds her together with her four pups; just like one more of the family, without any differences. Eighteen-year-old farmer Glori Rushing told Metro UK that the moment Rita's mother, Smore, refused to feed her, Blizzie took over: she jumped into the pen and took her to bed with her own babies, whom she had given birth to a few days earlier. The three-year-old dog and four-week-old Rita formed a beautiful bond.