Orphan Piglet Finds A Tiny Dachshund Mom

The Dodo

No one told this dachshund she wasn't a pig mom! When Dodo producer Rebecca heard about a dachshund raising an orphan piglet, she had to hear the full story. Alešja from Blind Spot Animal Sanctuary shared how an unlikely friendship became exactly what they both needed.   Blind Spot Animal Sanctuary wants viewers to know that interactions between pigs and dogs should always be carefully supervised, as this type of bond is not typically the norm.

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00:00because he did not have mom i feel like nelly provided that she assumed he was her puppy

00:08she was almost in distress trying to be close to him it was very very cute to witness

00:25staff of the motel super eight found a piglet on the second floor completely alone abandoned

00:32they reached out desperate to find a place for him as soon as i read it was a tiny piglet

00:39we

00:40rushed to the motel to pick him up when he arrived we truly realized how little he was

00:47we made a decision to bring him into our house he still needed care of a mother which he was

00:54deprived from we dream off look at this fat belly nelly our dachshund mix was completely beside

01:04herself as she saw the piglets and she was just squeaking it turned out it was a motherly instinct

01:12he was kind of like trotting away from her a little bit but then he realized she was not hurting

01:17him

01:17and now it's their thing soon as he realized how safe she made him feel they just became quite the

01:25bonded pair nelly gave him a chance to grow up being cared for and loved

01:32we've been in animal rescue for 18 years we never had a dog being as protective over a piglet as

01:43nelly is

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