Wednesday, July 30, 2008

sweet mother of dog.

OK, maybe not impressive in the same way as Dame Helen's physique, but a touching tale (tail?) of the healing power of maternal instinct, nonetheless.

Here's Isabella, a giving golden retriever from Caney, Kansas, who has adopted three needy tiger cubs abandoned by their birthmother.

The cubs were born Sunday at Safari Zoological Park, but their mother quit caring for them within a day. Isabella, who recently weaned her own litter of puppies, stepped in and stepped up – the adoptive mama licks, feeds and cleans the cubs just like they're her own.

Gee, I love an adoption success story. ;)

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