Rescue Dog Becomes Surrogate Mum to Fostered Kittens
- 6 months ago
Credit: SWNS / Aki Yamaguchi
A dog has overcome a lifelong fear of cats and is now the perfect stand-in mother - to foster kittens.
Border collie Phoebe was terrified of cats when owner Aki Yamaguchi adopted her from a foster service.
Aki, a photographer, said: "One day we were walking down our street and there was a stray cat standing there. She just freaked out, barking, lunging and hiding."
To help Phoebe get over her fear, Aki decided to foster kittens and eased her into living with them.
Initially Phoebe was scared - but within a week-and-a-half, she warmed up and now dotes on the little bundles of fluff.
A dog has overcome a lifelong fear of cats and is now the perfect stand-in mother - to foster kittens.
Border collie Phoebe was terrified of cats when owner Aki Yamaguchi adopted her from a foster service.
Aki, a photographer, said: "One day we were walking down our street and there was a stray cat standing there. She just freaked out, barking, lunging and hiding."
To help Phoebe get over her fear, Aki decided to foster kittens and eased her into living with them.
Initially Phoebe was scared - but within a week-and-a-half, she warmed up and now dotes on the little bundles of fluff.