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finnegan the squirrel

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ferdinand

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I received this email today about a squirrel and a dog :)

"Finnegan the Squirrel"



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, 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 together as if they were meant to. Finnegan makes himself at home with his new litter mates, nuzzling nose-to-nose for a nap after feeding.
 

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:omg: that is too cute!!!
well despite the fact that he shouldn't be around dogs if he's going to be released, that has to be the sweetest sight i've ever seen:D
Thanks for sharing!
 

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:omg: that is too cute!!!
well despite the fact that he shouldn't be around dogs if he's going to be released, that has to be the sweetest sight i've ever seen:D
Thanks for sharing!
I'm thinking they shouldn't release it now...I know it is well intentioned, but I could see it getting killed by the first dog it came across because it would have no fear and has imprinted on dogs.
 

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ferdinand you are absolutely right! Hopefully they've done more research by now.....he could run right up to a dog outside:(.
Actually I have my own finnegan right now lol.....cept' his name is Henry lol...he will be released in the spring and well, he doesn't snuggle with doggies!:p:p
 
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