This young calf is only 6 weeks old. Despite his tiny age, he has already acquired some canine habits – wagging his tail, playing catch-up with his buddies and snuggling up to the puppies before going to bed. It all looks very cute and funny.
Little Santa Gertrude calf is orphaned. An elderly couple, 61-year-old Wayne Eli and his wife, 52-year-old Coral, decided to pick him up. They live in New Italy, a small village located in New Wales, Australia. Not so long ago, terrible fires blazed here.
The goby was given the name Buddy. The most amazing thing happened later. It was not people who took custody of the baby, but the German shepherd Bada. Then she just became a mother of 11 puppies and Buddy became her 12th child.
While the calf was “brought up” in a dog’s family, he managed to pick up the appropriate habits, just like a real dog.
The married couple Eli has their own farm relying on ungulates, but Buddy is not at all like the others. Bada raised him like a dog. Here’s what the spouses have to say about it:
“It seems to me that Buddy considers himself a dog. He often looks at the corral where the cows are kept, but he loves to spend time on the veranda. He loves to associate with dogs and people.”
“Bada is constantly watching the calf. She looks after him, licks and even cleans his eyes.”
The goby differs from dogs only in its appearance and heroic appetite. Buddy drinks at least 4.5 liters of milk every day. Now the weight of the “baby” is 38 kg.
Wayne and Coral claim that during this time Buddy managed to become part of their family. They are not going to let him eat meat, but they decided that he should be slightly protected from the dog.
This story is further proof that dogs are incredibly cool animals.
Ask Buddy about it. We’re sure he’ll bark in the affirmative!
