I love to hear stories about the funny antics,and the brave ones,the kind ones...that animals get up to whether wild or tame.
Would you share yours please to cheer up a cold winter's night?
(Please,this is a fun thread,not for the "animals should be under rigid control 24/7 out of control is not acceptable 'brigade please.most animal owners ,walkers,sitters,handlers or trainers or photographers have had something happen!even with the best trained in the world,sometimes things just occur.🐶💖
Once at a reservoir my German Sheppard dog and I were watching a mother duck leading about six ducklings plus an extra one at the back of the group whom she kept turning on and chasing away.this tiny duck would gamely try and remain the ducklings several times but mum duck was having none of it.
After a while my dog jumped into the water and swam to the rejected duckling,took hold in his mouth,swam back and very gently laid him,totally unhurt,at my feet.I think he had seen the rejection and decided I'd be a good mum.
(I rang the rspca for advice,in case you're wondering what happened to the duckling,the inspector came out and said the duckling was safer away from the mother duck but too tiny to be alone so took him back to the rspca home).
The dog,Jack,was so soft.when our car had kittens he would stand still as they scrambled over his paws and take really high,delicate steps to avoid treading on one.when they were a few weeks old they would scramble up the sofa then climb onto his head and slide down his long glossy cost to his tail which the would play with before having another slide!he say there as good as good the whole time.