Earlier this week, four male and three female puppies were rescued from a deserted island near Cross Lake, Manitoba. Rescuers from the Norway House Animal Rescue sailed to the island with food and water to check on the canine castaways before bringing them to the mainland. The hungry pups consumed an entire bag of puppy food before boarding the boat.

So far, no one knows how the 4-month-old puppies ended up on the island. They were found by a boater, who had heard yelps coming from across the lake.

“He actually heard them the night before. He and his friend were out and it was getting dark already, and they heard some noises on the island,” Deb Vandekerkhove, director of the rescue organization, told CBC. “They took their binoculars and they couldn’t see anything but some dark shadows, and they heard a bunch of crying. They thought originally it was wolves.”

Rescue volunteers will transport the puppies 310 miles south from Cross Lake to Winnipeg this weekend so they can be checked by a vet at the shelter and put up for adoption. Although they were originally wary of humans, the puppies are becoming much more social.

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"They're getting better with people now, which is a good thing because they were terrified of them when they first came," Vandekerkhove said. “[The dogs have] actually turned around quite a bit in 48 hours. No broken bones or anything like that, that we can see. They’re Lab mixes. I would say they’re probably Lab-husky mixes.”

Inspired by the 60s TV show, Gilligan’s Island, Vandekerkhove said she might name the pups after the famous television castaways: Gilligan, Skipper, Professor, Mary Ann, Ginger, Thurston Howell and "Lovey" Howell.

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“As we meet them, we will attach their names based on their personality — you know, who’s the goof, who’s the boss,” she said.

According to their Facebook page, Norway House Animal Rescue's goals are "forming alliances with communities, its volunteers, training, mentoring, coaching and supporting animal care and responsible pet ownership.”