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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA much needed respite with a smile...
U.K. Labrador Retriever Named Fred Adopts His Third Group of Orphaned Ducklings: 'Well Done'
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Fifteen orphaned ducklings have found an unlikely but experienced foster dad: a 15-year-old Labrador retriever called Fred.
Fred may not look the part, but he is a practiced duck parent. Several times, the dog has taken an orphaned group of ducklings under his furry wing. According to SWNS, in 2018, Fred, then 10, acted as a surrogate parent to nine orphaned ducklings. A year later, Mountfitchet Castle in Essex, England where Fred is the resident dog posted on Facebook that Fred looked after another group of ducklings left without parents.
Now, in 2022, the senior dog has become the proud father of a new feathered brood.
https://people.com/pets/labrador-retriever-adopts-third-group-orphaned-ducklings/
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A much needed respite with a smile... (Original Post)
Tom Yossarian Joad
Jul 2022
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frogmarch
(12,158 posts)1. Ohhh, I love this story!
Thanks for posting it!
llashram
(6,265 posts)2. you go Fred
Hekate
(90,777 posts)3. And being a Lab, Fred can even teach them to swim
Lonestarblue
(10,053 posts)4. Fred looks so sweet!
colorado_ufo
(5,737 posts)5. "Easiest retrieval job I ever had!"