Congrats on the new pippies. Make sure the mom has sufficient food and water, especially since she is nursing. Dogs can eat foods from the garden too. Spinach is a nutrient, dense food. That can be grown fairly easily and shared with people as well as dogs.
Praise God. True many times that conscious effort to make a friend can be hard but when go through with it, it is all so worth it. God indeed is the best to guide you through this. Even through the pain