Tue May 21 08:53:20 SAST 2013
Tue May 21 08:53:20 SAST 2013

Lucky lamb finds new mum in dog

Aug 10, 2012 | Sapa-dpa | 4 comments

A newborn lamb with rare black spots that was abandoned by its mother on an Australian farm has been adopted by a Dalmatian dog with almost identical markings.

Picture taken from www.au.news.yahoo.com

 Now the mother, who doesn't have puppies at the moment, is actually cleaning it and licking it and mothering it 

Julie Bolton, who runs sheep as well as breeds dogs, is hand-rearing the lamb with the help of one of her champion Dalmatians.

"Now the mother, who doesn't have puppies at the moment, is actually cleaning it and licking it and mothering it, and it tries to mother up to her udder," Bolton told the national broadcaster ABC. "The lamb follows the dog, but it gets its milk from me, from the bottle."

She said she is hoping the odd couple could earn their keep by starring in television commercials.

"It's truly spotted, black spots on a white-based coat, which is the same as a Dalmatian," she saidAuthor: Sid Astbury

 

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Tue May 21 08:53:20 SAST 2013 ::
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Aug 10, 2012

Stumaeza

Strange
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Aug 10, 2012

2nevvy4u

diphologolo di a utlwana rona batho re beile dipelo tse nang le mabowa.
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Aug 10, 2012

MISSTY!!!

woooow!!!!! cute...
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Aug 13, 2012

VENDALIOUS

One of the dogs fcukd a sheep
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