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       Foster mutt: Rottweiler plays mother to orphaned bunnies, birds.
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       By: Montraviatommygun Date: February 28, 2011, 9:40 am
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       As a besotted rottweiler owner I love this story - it's worth
       looking at the link just for the picture
 (HTM) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361222/Rottweiler-plays-mother-orphaned-bunnies-birds-kittens.html
       Foster mutt: Rottweiler plays mother to orphaned bunnies,
       birds... and even kittens
       By James Tozer
       Last updated at 8:46 AM on 28th February 2011
       You probably wouldn’t pick a ten-stone rottweiler to nursemaid
       orphaned bunnies and birds. But even kittens are in no danger
       from Dave the Dog. All he wants to do is look after them.
       Owner Amanda Collins discovered her six-year-old pet’s maternal
       nature when she brought home an unwanted French giant rabbit.
       ‘Dave just walked over to him and started licking him to clean
       him,’ said the 25-year-old, who runs a pet shop in Blackpool.
       ‘They bonded straight away. Now they sleep together, and I’ve
       even seen them sharing each other’s food.’
       Miss Collins, who has looked after a menagerie of abandoned
       animals, soon found this wasn’t a one-off.
       'When I brought home the ducklings, I thought he might not be
       the same as with the rabbits, but he just went over to them and
       licked them on the head,' she said..
       'I filled a paddling pool with water so they could learn to swim
       in it, and Dave went and laid down in the water so they could
       clamber over him. He even lifted them out if they got into
       trouble.'
       So far, Dave has helped bring up four ducks, three geese, five
       rabbits, 13 kittens and five puppies - not to mention countless
       new-born chicks.
       Dave had a traumatic upbringing – his first owner docked his
       tail with a cleaver – but has remained amazingly good-natured
       and has now been voted Britain’s most inspirational dog in a
       contest sponsored by worming specialists Drontal.
       The online contest attracted over 6,000 entries and 265,515
       votes were cast.
       And six-year-old Dave's owner hopes his success will help
       improve the breed's image.
       'People see him coming and cross the road to the other side -
       it's so sad,' said Miss Collins.
       'Most rottweilers aren't big vicious things - they can be very
       gentle and obedient if they're looked after and trained
       properly, and Dave is the perfect example of that.'
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