In August 2012, me (12) and my sister (6) were playing by our barn when we heard small meows coming from underneath a pool. Since I love animals I started to look for the kittens. After looking for 2 hours straight I finally found them, 4 tiny and cold kittens (Tillie, Boots, Cola and Cuddles). I took the kittens in and raised them as if they were my own kids, I got up at night to feed them and my MALE Yorkie / Shih-Tzu mix, would lick them to make them go to the washroom. Sadly, 1 kitten (Tillie) didn't make it and she ended up passing away at 3 weeks of age. The other 3 however, went to amazing homes. Not a day goes by where I don't miss them, but then I think about it and realize how lucky I was to have had that opportunity and for ALL OF THEM ( including the one that passed away) to have gone to GREAT homes. P.S. During the time we had the kittens we did see the mother and we tried to catch her, sadly we never did. Also, about a week after the kittens had left we found out the mother had two more kittens (Jepperz and Tiger) that looked to be about 9 weeks old (the previous kittens were 9 weeks as well). We caught them too and they also went to loving homes. We believe the mother was in the middle of moving the kittens when we found the 4 kittens. I encourage people to when they find kittens take them in and raise them because I promise in the end it will be VERY rewarding.