Lassie befriends a litter of newborn puppies but does it secretly.Lassie befriends a litter of newborn puppies but does it secretly.Lassie befriends a litter of newborn puppies but does it secretly.
This is not the first time Lassie steps into the mothering role. Twice in season 2, she takes on that role: first, as protector of her own pup in The Runt (1955) and then as surrogate for a litter of kittens in The Kittens (1955).