Tickle me happy

Baby can’t stop giggling when his puppy pal tickles him relentlessly.

When baby’s bigger than mom

This pup is smaller than his foster mom now, but that won’t last long. And it won’t matter at all because these two know they’re family.

Dog loves his chicks

The video doesn’t tell us how this Golden Retriever came to be such a gentle chick daddy, but he clearly enjoys his fuzzy little companions.

Dog and pig are friends

You know about wild boars. They are fierce, strong, fast creatures.

But this one was raised with a dog, and what he knows is energy and friendship.

Piglets know their mama is a…dog?

This German sanctuary does whatever is needed to give animals a chance at life. And that includes bonding some boar piglets with a dog, who’s a devoted foster mom.

Motherhood’s not always about relations

This husky clearly loves being a mom. She doesn’t care that her babies are…well…felines.

Some babies are more challenging than others

This little piglet test her foster mom’s patience, but the sweet dog settles in to let her feed anyway.

The rescued becomes the rescuer

In Whittier, California, a man brought home a rescue dog. What happened next was astonishing.

How to cuddle a porcupine

Maude and her canine pal are good buddies. I used to have a dog who couldn’t stop messing with porcupines, even after several episodes of quill removal. The dog was just curious, but the porcupines took exception. If they’d grown up together, they might have been like these two.

Penguin love

CBC posted this story on the North By Northwest Facebook page today. Do read the sweet story. It’s short. And then watch this touching video.