Finnegan The Squirrel

The moral of this story is the best part!!!

Debby Cantlon, who plans to release Finnegan, the young squirrel, back into the wild, bottle-fed the infant squirrel after it was brought to her house..

When Cantlon took in the tiny creature and began caring for him, she found herself with an unlikely nurse's aide: her pregnant Papillion, Mademoiselle Giselle.

Finnegan was resting in a nest in a cage just days before Giselle was due to deliver her puppies.

Cantlon and her husband watched as the dog dragged the squirrel's cage twice to her own bedside before she gave birth.

Cantlon was concerned, yet ultimately decided to allow the squirrel out and the inter-species bonding began.

Finnegan rides a puppy mosh pit of sorts, burrowing in for warmth after feeding, eventually working his way beneath his new litter mates.

Two days after giving birth, mama dog Giselle allowed Finnegan to nurse; family photos and a videotape show her encouraging him to suckle alongside her litter of five pups.

Now, Finnegan mostly uses a bottle, but still snuggles with his 'siblings' in a moshpit of puppies,rolling atop their bodies, and sinking in deeply for a nap.

Finnegan and his new litter mates, five Papillion puppies, get along together as if they were meant to.

Finnegan naps after feeding.

Finnegan makes himself at home with his new litter mates, nuzzling nose-to-nose for a nap after feeding.

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MORAL OF THE STORY: Keep loving everyone, even the squirrelly ones...

Sneezy the squirrel is nuts about trying on hats Thursday 10 Jan 2013 12:02 pm

Nutty: Sneezy the squirrel (Picture: Mary Krupa / Caters) A fun-loving squirrel who loves to dress up in an array of nutty hats has become a star attraction at a US university. Sneezy the squirrel’s popularity has soared after the animal struck up an unlikely friendship with animal-loving student Mary Krupa at Penn State University in Pennsylvania. A bond that began over a packet of shared nuts quickly blossomed, with the 18-year-old undergraduate soon feeling confident enough to dress Sneezy in a range of assorted homemade hats. Internet star: Sneezy poses for the camera (Picture: Mary Krupa / Caters) A fun-loving squirrel who loves to dress up in an array of nutty hats has become a star attraction at a US university. Sneezy the squirrel’s popularity has soared after the animal struck up an unlikely friendship with animal-loving student Mary Krupa at Penn State University in Pennsylvania. A bond that began over a packet of shared nuts quickly blossomed, with the 18-year-old undergraduate soon feeling confident enough to dress Sneezy in a range of assorted homemade hats. ‘One day I was sitting under a tree and some kids nearby were feeding a group of squirrels and they weren’t running away – so I decided to try the same thing,’ she explained. ‘They got friendlier and friendlier, particularly Sneezy, but I honestly don’t know what inspired me to put hats on her – I just wanted to see what I could do as it was funny. ‘I had a tiny doll hat with me and tried it. Amazingly she sat there with it on long enough for me to take a picture. It was so cute.’ Star: Sneezy dons sunglasses (Picture: Mary Krupa / Caters) Sneezy is now proving a hit online as well as with students, while Ms Krupa has become known on campus as the ‘Squirrel Whisperer’. ‘We have had lots of positive reaction so far – everyone in town and on campus loves it and we have received over 6,000 likes on our Facebook page,’ she added. ‘In total I have probably made and photographed a few more than 20 hats and plan to keep on going as long as Sneezy is enjoying it too.’