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Great Dane 'adopts' 30 chick hatchlings
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| April 27, 2011
Posted on 04/27/2011 12:48:06 PM PDT by JoeProBono
KELOWNA, British Columbia - A young male Great Dane has turned maternal and is helping to rear 30 chicks in British Columbia, its owners said.
The 16-month-old dog named Marmaduke took an interest in the brood before they even hatched at Eco Turf Farms in Kelowna when owner Sue Paull brought the chicken eggs indoors to incubate, The (Vancouver) Province reported.
"He watched them all hatch and he was so curious," Paull told the newspaper. "When we put them in the box, he just took one out and started cleaning them."
The 115-pound dog shows no interest in full-grown chickens at the farm, but has a distinct inclination for the baby birds.
"Every time you go near the box, he has to be there," Paull said. "He's just very curious and makes sure they go back in the box."
Marmaduke has also been "fostering" an 8-month-old baby goat since its birth, she said.
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: greatdane
Marmaduke watches over his little friends
To: JoeProBono
"He watched them all hatch and he was so curious," Paull told the newspaper. "When we put them in the box, he just took one out and started cleaning them." I'm assuming that as they watched him "take one out", they were afraid that the scene would turn quite macabre.
To: JoeProBono
A friend brought his dog to my house. The dog was curious about my little cockatiel as it waddled up to him on the tiled floor. The dog’s tail wagged playfully. He looked to his master a few times like ‘what is that?!’ Then my bird fluffed its wings. The wagging stopped, the salivating interest in my little bird began....the pupils pinpointed as the transfixed dog pulled forward on the leash....
To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
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posted on
04/27/2011 1:06:11 PM PDT
by
ThomasThomas
(I am still looking for that box I am supposed to think out of.)
To: JoeProBono
There’s “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Ugly Dachshund.” This is Ugly Great Mama?
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posted on
04/27/2011 1:42:28 PM PDT
by
eccentric
(a.k.a. baldwidow)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
04/27/2011 1:45:45 PM PDT
by
Himyar
To: ThomasThomas
Do have the COLB? Do you mean COLH (Certificate of Live Hatching)?
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posted on
04/27/2011 2:17:48 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! Tea Party extremism is a badge of honor.)
To: JoeProBono
Just raisung them for food.
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posted on
04/27/2011 2:20:41 PM PDT
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: ThomasThomas
There was a guy in my high school class whose name was Joseph Joseph.
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posted on
04/27/2011 3:23:03 PM PDT
by
RoadTest
(Organized religion is no substitute for the relationship the living God wants with you.)
To: RoadTest
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posted on
04/27/2011 3:25:17 PM PDT
by
Krankor
(And he's oh, so good, And he's oh, so fine, And he's oh, so healthy, In his body and his mind)
To: count-your-change
My thoughts exactly. He knows he prefers the roaster size and not the fryer size.
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posted on
04/27/2011 3:25:35 PM PDT
by
JSteff
((((It was ALL about SCOTUS. Most forget about that and HAVE DOOMED us for a generation or more.))))
To: Joe 6-pack
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posted on
04/27/2011 3:49:49 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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WOOOF!
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posted on
04/27/2011 4:17:45 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: JoeProBono
Precious nurturant doggie ping.
To: austingirl
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posted on
04/27/2011 4:53:24 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: SeaDragon
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posted on
04/27/2011 4:56:55 PM PDT
by
RikaStrom
(Pray for Obama - Psalm 109:8 "Let his days be few; and let another take his place of leadership.")
To: JoeProBono
He is a very handsome dog. What a good daddy!!
To: momtothree
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posted on
04/27/2011 5:41:55 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Krankor
“Did they call him JoJo?”
Ha! I don’t know.
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posted on
04/28/2011 4:38:03 AM PDT
by
RoadTest
(Organized religion is no substitute for the relationship the living God wants with you.)
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