Fwd: Finnegan The Squirrel's Story !!

Debby Cantlon, who plans to release Finnegan,

the young squirrel, back into the wild, bottle-fed

the infant squirrel after it was brought to her house.

When Cantlon took in the tiny creature and began

caring for him, she found herself with an unlikely

nurse's aide: her pregnant Papillion, Mademoiselle Giselle.

Finnegan was resting in a nest in a cage just days

before Giselle was due to deliver her puppies.

Cantlon and her husband watched as the dog

dragged the squirrel's cage twice to her own

bedside before she gave birth.

Cantlon was concerned, yet ultimately decided

to allow the squirrel out and the inter-species

bonding began.

Finnegan rides a puppy mosh pit of sorts, burrowing

in for warmth after feeding, and eventually working

his way beneath his new litter mates.

Two days after giving birth, mama dog Giselle

allowed Finnegan to nurse; family photos and a

videotape show her encouraging him to suckle

alongside her litter of five pups.

Now, Finnegan mostly uses a bottle, but still snuggles

with his "siblings" in a mosh pit of puppies, rolling

atop their bodies and sinking in deeply for a nap.

Finnegan and his new litter mates, five Papillion

puppies, get along to gether as if they were meant to.

Finnegan naps after feeding.

Finnegan makes himself at home with his new

litter mates, nuzzling nose-to-nose for a nap after feeding.

My son Dylan sent me this and I just had to share it with you.

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Love and Hugs.

Mantha White Raven !