Today's extreme K9 is Kate!
"Kate the Great Dane can't help but fawn over her buddy, Pippin the black-tailed deer. She lovingly licks her hooved pal's coat and constantly nuzzles her neck.
The Great Dane's owner, Isobel Springett, found the scared and hungry orphaned fawn near her home and brought her inside to feed her. "The moment the two animals laid eyes on each other, they were BFFs," Springett says.
Over the next few weeks, Pippin gained strength and bonded with her dog pal. The buddies would spend the day play-fighting and running after a toy ball.
Soon healthy, Pippin joined a wild deer herd. But she still pays regular visits to Kate. When they're not cuddling, they playfully chase one another--- or other animals. Springett once saw them scamper after a black bear. "He took one look at the pair and ran in the other direction," she says. This dog-deer team cannot be stopped!"
Article from: National Geographic Kids Oct. 2012 issue, p. 5
Pic from: http://s3.amazonaws.com/heirnet/photos/9261/pippin-dog.jpg
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