A week-old fawn who may have been abandoned by his mother likely wouldn’t have survived had he not been found by some farmers in Germany.  But because of their help, and his new puppy mom, he is thriving.

It is unknown what happened what happened to the baby deer’s mother; she may have been killed, or simply abandoned her young.  He was found near a hop field in Regensburg by a farmer who happened to know a family who had raised deer before.

The family named the fawn Hansi, and with bottle-feeding and love, nursed him to good health.  But the family member who loves him the most is 12-week-old Australian shepherd puppy Lia.

Her motherly tendencies – or perhaps sisterly – developed early, and after only a few weeks the two are inseparable.  They spend all day playing, romping around, and snuggling together.

Pet photographer and microbiologist Anna Auerbach has got their endearing relationship on film.

“The two of them get along really well. Hansi sees Lia and the other dogs she is being brought up with as family,” she explained.  “The shoot only took about 30 minutes. All I had to do was lie on the grass and wait for the right moments – there were so many.”

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Sheree and Tara with Monte.

At Life With Dogs, we always tell people “don’t shop – adopt.” But many who want a pet don’t live and breathe this motto the way we and our fans do. When an Australian couple bought a Cavoodle from Pets Family in Melbourne, they were devastated by the horrific condition he developed. The store offered to replace him, but his moms said that a family member can’t be replaced, and now the shop has to pay up.

“He’s not just a pet, we call him our little man,” Tara Mackey told the Herald Sun. “He is part of the family.”

She and Sheree Bolton bought eight-week-old Monte from Pets Family in January 2014. Within a few short weeks, their precious pup developed breathing trouble and began screaming in pain. Vets operated on him, but were unable to pinpoint the disorder.

The manager of the pet shop offered the women a refund or a replacement dog. But that’s not what they wanted, because they adamantly believe “you get a pet for life.”

Eventually little Monte was diagnosed with portosystemic shunt, a congenital condition where blood bypasses the liver and continues to circulate through the body without being filtered and cleaned.

He survived a life-threatening surgery, but will always have lasting effects from the disorder.

A tribunal determined that a refund was not enough, and ordered Pets Family to pay the women $7884.40 for Monte’s medical bills.

“It’s not like a car where you can go and get another one,” explained Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Senior Member Stella Moraitis. “I can’t ignore the fact that when you sell a dog, you sell a member of the family. If a child gets sick you don’t take it back to the hospital, do you?”

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He knows each dog’s name, temperament and even knows which dog’s he’s allowed to give yummy treats to… and which dogs to avoid all together! So if you’re a mailman (or woman) we suggest you watch this video and take notes! For everyone else, this video just might sway you into a new career. If you ask me, he makes this look like a blast! (And hey! Why can’t we have mail-scooters here in the US?! Not fair!) Check him out! He’s the Dog Whisperer of the postal service world!

Just a forewarning, this video does contain some inappropriate words not suitable for tiny human ears. Adults, knock your socks off! Kiddos, ask your parents for permission first!

How awesome was that? Doesn’t that seem like a fun job to have?! Of course, maybe it’s fun AFTER you’ve figured out which dogs are friendly and which aren’t!

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