February 9, 2007: Rottweiler raises newborn lambs

Undertoad • Feb 9, 2007 9:40 am
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Spluch points to this BBC story. Lambs 'Lucky' and 'Charms' - those are the actual names - were born but had complications after birth, which meant they had to be separated from their mother. In stepped Molly the Rottweiler, who took to the job of licking them all over, which is the normal ewe behavior to encourage circulation in the youngsters. Molly completely adopted the pair and watches over them until they are old enough to be released to the usual field.
Sundae • Feb 9, 2007 9:42 am
Lamb goes in oven, comes out and is licked all over by dog. Now that's not usually a story with a happy ending.
kelso • Feb 9, 2007 10:36 am
Don't play with your food! By the way, is that tasting or basting?
Trilby • Feb 9, 2007 10:47 am
Good Dog!
xoxoxoBruce • Feb 9, 2007 11:43 am
Mareseatoats and doeseatoats but dogs eat lambs without jelly. :yum:
TheCaretaker • Feb 9, 2007 11:52 am
Guy prolly doesn't want to hurt sales by admitting to 'farm-raised Rottweiler-milk-fed-lamb'. [Jim Carey Mask-voice] Spicy!!
BigV • Feb 9, 2007 11:56 am
dog's lickin' his chops! Get it? Get it?


...anybody?...
freshnesschronic • Feb 9, 2007 11:59 am
There have been a lot of interspecies animal relationships in like the last 10 years. At least on the news and whatnot.
Griff • Feb 9, 2007 12:00 pm
got it :)

Actually it looks more like basting to me...
Sheldonrs • Feb 9, 2007 12:27 pm
And the Rottweiler shall lay down with the lamb.

Doesn't have the same ring, does it?
Elspode • Feb 9, 2007 1:10 pm
Anyone got a recipe for Rottweiler/lamb curry?
Gawa • Feb 10, 2007 12:41 am
awww...such a sensative, empathetic pup...do I see a tear?
zippyt • Feb 10, 2007 1:44 am
This reminds me of a time when we had been eating MRE's for a week or 2 , or 3 and walked thru a sheep heard , I asked a friend for his cross bow pistol , " why" he asked " just come by my tent tonite "
ZAP , little lamb didn't feel a thing ,
just dead with a cross bow bolt thru it little head ,
the LT didn't understand untill I cut off a rear haunche for him ,
then he just walked away .
;)
DanaC • Feb 12, 2007 7:37 am
explain please "MRE" and "LT"
monster • Feb 12, 2007 9:03 am
Meal Ready to Eat and I'm guessing Lieutenant?
SPUCK • Feb 14, 2007 4:32 am
I believe MRE means "Meals Rejected by Ethiopians" (a generally starving group)
milkfish • Feb 16, 2007 7:37 am
A feline service to insure that the overall number of Rottweilers remains unchanged:
Charlie, a Rottweiler mix, whose own mother rejected him, snuggles Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007 with his substitute mother, Satin, at the Meriden Humane Society in Meriden, Conn. The cat had just had her own litter of kittens and took on Charlie in addition.(AP Photo/Bob Child)
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