Dog Plays Mom To Piglet
A giant farm dog and a tiny piglet cuddle up as
if they were family after the baby runt was dismissed
by its own mother.Surrogate mum Katjinga, an
eight-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback, took on
motherly duties for grunter Paulinchen -a tiny
pot-bellied pig – and seems to be taking the
adoption in her stride. Lonely Paulinchen was
luckily discovered moments from death and placed
in the care of the dog who gladly accepted it as one of
her own. Thankfully for the two-week old mini porker, Katjinga fell in love with her at
first sight and saved her bacon.
Katjinga’s owner Edit, 44,said “Katjinga had just finished
with a litter of her own, who are now 10 months, so I
thought there was a chance she might take on the
duties of looking after her. “Katjinga is the best
mother you can imagine. She immediately fell in love
with the piggy. Straight away she started to clean it
like it was one of her own puppies. “Days later she
started lactating again and giving milk for the piggy.
She obviously regards it now as her own baby.”
