In true Disney-like fashion, the duck even has a name, "Dennis." It apparently was less than a week old when tragedy struck, but 4-year-old Fred the dog saved the day. Fred's owner, Jeremy Goldsmith, also was a good samaritan, permitting the new feathered pet.
Dogs may not always take a shine to cats, but they do seem to hook up with all sorts of species. One of my favorite such stories in recent years was about a pregnant dog that nursed a hurt squirrel back to health. That was perhaps more motherly instinct.
In this case, Fred found orphaned Dennis and licked the little duckling clean. A friendship must have been forged in that moment, as the unlikely mates sleep together, play together and even go swimming in the local pond, according to the Daily Mail.
I'd probably do such romping too if I lived where they dwell. The animals and Goldsmith all reside at Mountfitchet Castle in Stansted, Essex UK.
Goldsmith told the Daily Mail, "It is amazing to see the two of them together. When we found Dennis he was quite frail and he clearly would not have survived another day on his own."
He continued, "Fred, who has always been extremely loving, went straight up to him and began to lick the little bird clean. Since then Dennis has not stopped following him around and Fred has pretty much adopted him."
"Dennis snuggles up to Fred at night, he will clamber up on top of him and they even go swimming together - but Fred is a lot less graceful in the water. I don't think the duckling would have made it without Fred - his loving nature really does make a difference."
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