There's never a dull moment when you’re caring for 13 golden retriever puppies, a lesson Kristin Vesely has took in stride in recent days.

“Caring for them is normally very easy in the beginning, it’s just this time it wasn’t, because I had so much extra work to do” Vesely said, who is president and adoption manager of As Good As Gold Golden Retriever Rescue of Illinois.

That’s because their mom, Hope, gave birth to 14 puppies hours after being rescued from a large scale negligent breeder.