Here's a great story that we learned about from our friend John. - Since it's about 2 Dachshunds that have made friends with a lion we had to share it.
A friendship that’s a real Wiener: The disabled 500-pound lion and his unlikely Dachshund pal who have been inseparable ever since the cat was a cub
A disabled
lion who was reared by a double amputee zookeeper has formed an
unlikely bond with a miniature sausage dog with the pair inseparable
ever since the cat was a cub.
Bonedigger, a 500lb male lion might dwarf Milo, an eight-year-old Dachshund but he rarely leaves his side. The two have been inseparable over the past five years at G.W. Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
Bonedigger
was born with a metabolic bone disease that left him mildly crippled
and has also struck up an unusual bond with zookeeper John Reinke, who
lost both of his legs following a bungee jump accident.
When
Milo and two other five-year old wiener dogs, Bullet and Angel, sensed
that the the lion was disabled they sought to comfort and protect him.
ow Bonedigger and his pack of dogs cuddle, feast on raw meat and play in the grounds together.
Mr Reinke, who works at the zoo witnessed the bond develop between the unlikely duo.
He said: ‘This friendship between an 11 pound wiener dog and a 500 pound lion is the only of it's kind in the world ever seen.
‘Milo does his best to copy Bonedigger when the lion tries puffing to communicate with other lions in the park.
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