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Finnegan the squirrel thinks he's a DOG

3:03 PM Thu, Oct 27, 2005 |

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At least, he does for now. He was found with his sister in Seattle. They'd both fallen from a tree and only Finnegan survived. An animal rescuer took Finnegan in to foster him, and it looks she wasn't the only one interested in the new addition. So was Giselle, her very pregnant Papillon. Giselle has taken Finnegan on as her own adopted "pup!"

Their owner/animal rescuer warns squirrels should NOT be kept as pets. As Finnegan gets older, she plans to move him to more squirrel-like food such as nuts, with the hopes of releasing him back to the wild.



6 Comments

Tiffany Thompson said:

That's the cutest thing I've ever seen!!

Baba said:

I hope she doesn't release Finnegan back into the wild now that he has developed such a strong trust of dogs. One would think that a wildlife rehabilitator would know better than that.

I can just imagine poor Finnegan going up to some strange pit bull to get some warmth and love.

shelby said:

Baba--pretty sure it wouldn't matter what kind of dog a squirrel went up. It amazes me how eager people are to point a finger at a pit bull. Why not a jack russel? lab? My parents pug would just love to get his mouth around a squirrel--my pitbull on the other hand couldn't care a less.

Sheila said:

I agree with Shelby, my dog isn't a pitbull. But I took her over to two seperate friend's houses and 2 seperate pit bulls. She is about 50 pounds and way smaller than the pits. Immediately, on noth occasions, they started playing and having the best time. In fact, you could even tell that one of them new she was smaller and played down at her level so he wouldn't harm her. It was so cute and sooo much fun for both pooches.
Back to the subject, very cute story!!! Love the pics.

Peggy said:

Pitbulls are lovely dogs...it is the owners which make them aggressive as with any dog. I do agree that the squirrel belongs in the wild, but GOD brought Finnegan and Giselle together for a reason. Who are we to question HIM! GOD has also given the caretaker a wonderful gift. It is so rewarding to care for GOD's creatures. Thanks to everyone out there that has a loving and caring heart! Go Finnegan and Giselle!!

Phyl said:

I agree with Tiffany Thompson. Finnegan cannot be returned to the wild. He will lack the necessary fear that prey have of predators like dogs, and the survival skills he would have received from his natural relations in the nest is completely absent. It was a lovely thing that the animal rescuer did, but through no fault of her own she's got a situation on her hands that she must live with. Finnegan is now "hers," and should no more be released into the wild than one of her papillons.


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