Thanks, OP. That is a great "message" to us.

Have you seen the one of the bear, lion and tiger that are friends?

Thread: Incredible Friends : A lion, tiger and bear become best friends !

Animals are so amazing. I just lost a wonderful dog, half German Shepherd and half timber wolf. I had gotten him when he was 10 months old and had him until old age. I had gone into animal shelter and asked for next dog being put down. It was him! And I thought they would bring out a lab mix or some little mixed dog. His previous family had turned him in because they got nervous about the wolf part and because of his size. No one wanted to adopt him and his time was up at shelter.

He was all black and very fierce looking. I was worried about my other animals since the wolf part of him is known to go after your other pets (I thought). He grew to be 150 lbs. and was a formidable protector of me, my home and all my other animals (2 dogs, 8 cats, a white rat, 2 flying squirrels raised from babies that refused to leave, and rabbit).

I had told my dog when I first had him, "Now, I feed you dog food so no need to go after the others." He listened I guess because he never once did. Sometimes he would look kind of embarrassed when the rabbit or squirrels would come up to him like he knew that he wasn't supposed to be friends with them. But he was and took care of all of them. I live in mountains and he never once even chased wildlife. He used to let the white rat and squirrels crawl all over him. And two of the cats cuddled up with him every night to sleep.

He was my gentle giant except when it came to humans. He perceived most anyone coming to my house as enemy. He never warmed up to any other humans other than close family. He much preferred his animal friends.

Animals are absolutely amazing! I learned a lot from him!