Dogs aren't just for humans

[Amy, Cubbie & Ollie]

I came across a story this morning about a zoo that uses dogs to help calm their cheetahs.  I had never heard of this before and found the whole thing to be rather interesting.  I know that my dogs calm me down when i'm stressed (unless they are the ones stressing me out), but I didn't realize that they could be used to help out other animals too. 

 

http://news.yahoo.com/dogs-cross-species-barrier-help-cheetahs-surv...

[F, Calla & Luca]

That was so interesting, thanks.

[Christine & Camus]

I had no idea that this was being done.  From personal experience I know that a feral cat and dog can be raised together and be friends. However, I never thought about a calming aspect of the relationship.

[Becka]

I saw a great show on PBS about interspecies friendships and one of the pairs was a dog and cheetah at Busch Gardens that had been raised together. There was great footage of them running around and playing.

[Amy, Cubbie & Ollie]

oh I wish I had seen that show!  It is so weird to think of a cheetah running and playing with a dog. 

[Becka]

Ask and you shall receive! http://video.pbs.org/video/2300668052/

[Amy, Cubbie & Ollie]

Thanks Becka!  that was even more interesting than the article.  I don't watch PBS but maybe I should start.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Wow! Thanks for posting.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Thanks for posting this, Amy, it is so interesting!