"Awww,you are so beautiful! You have such long legs, my sweet girl. The best mom in the world! You allow me to be here... you are showing such a strong trust in me .. This is such a gift." The mountain farm lies around 1.000 metres above sea level. The construction of the farm started i 1978 to realise the family Thorson's dream of a sanctuary for animals, birds and people. 

Langedrag lies like a fairy-tale castle in beautiful surroundings, with magnificent views of the lakes and mountains between Hallingdal and Numedal. 

With great respect for the natural selection throughout millions of years, Long Ridge nature park (Langedrag) has attempted to preserve wolves, lynx, reindeer, artic fox, horses, goats, Telemark cattle, Highland cattle, Yak, Mouflon sheep, fowl, duck, geese, and rabbits. Warning: Please do not try to approach a moose, normally they can be quite dangerous, especially when protecting their young.
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And for one man, his beloved dog was there when he needed him the most: on his death bed. It’s a sad story, but one that ultimately shows the beautiful bond that exists between people and their pets. John Vincent, a veteran Marine who served in Vietnam, is facing the end of his life. 

The 69-year-old was admitted to hospice care at Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Sadly, this also meant having to part ways with his beloved dog, Patch, a 5-year-old Yorkshire terrier. 

Since he had no family in the area, he surrendered the dog to Albuquerque Animal Welfare.

  John is likely in his final days, so Amy Neal, a palliative care social worker, asked him if he had any final requests. For John, the choice was simple: he just wanted to see his dog one more time. 

Moved by his dying wish, the workers decided to make it happen, setting up a beautiful final reunion between the man and his dog. “I asked him if that’s something that would be meaningful for him,” Amy Neal told the Albuquerque Journal. 

“And it came together very quickly.” “When the request came in, it was an immediate ‘absolutely,’ and let’s do whatever we can to get it done,” said Danny Nevarez, director of Animal Welfare. “It was as simple as getting Patch over here.” 

Team members from Albuquerque Animal Welfare brought Patch to the hospice. John was deeply moved to see his old friend again:

 

“Yeah, that’s me, that’s daddy,” Vincent said to Patch. “Are you so happy to see me? I’m so happy to see you.” 

Patch was reportedly quiet during the ride, but became emotional as they approached the hospital. “It’s almost like he knew, he just started whimpering,” Nevares told the Journal. 

Vincent adopted Patch when a neighbor had a litter of puppies. He named the dog after his little patch of white fur, which matched John’s sole patch of white chin hair. 

“We were the patch brothers,” Vincent said. He says he also liked that Patch was the smallest of the litter, so he could take him for rides on his motorcycle.

  It was a touching reunion between two old friends. Sadly, it is likely to be their final farewell. Still, it is nice that they were able to make the reunion possible, giving the vet a little bit of joy in his final moments. 

“It was such a heart warming moment!” Albuquerque Animal Welfare wrote on Facebook. “They were so happy to see each other and to say their good byes.” 

And if there’s a silver lining, it’s that Patch will still be well taken care of when his owner is gone. He has returned to the animal shelter where he is looking for a new home—and Animal Welfare says they have an interested adopter lined up. 

But of course, part of his heart will always be with John. It’s a beautiful, bittersweet story that shows how sometimes our pets really are our best friends, even in our final hours.
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But most of his grub had gone - after a crafty hedgehog got there first. There were no hard feelings, however, and the animals were spotted happily sharing what was left in Sue Massey's back garden in Leicester. 

Ms Massey, 60, was taking a video of a hedgehog lapping from a bowl in her garden in when a fox decided to join in. She said: 'I'd never seen anything like it before. 'We've got a lovely window for looking out at the garden and foxes and hedgehogs come regularly, but I nearly fell off my chair when I saw this. 'The hedgehog was there first and was just drinking away when the fox came along. There was no animosity and the hedgehog didn't seem fazed. 'After a while, the fox just seemed to give up and wander off.' 

Foxes have been known to eat hedgehogs but are more often than not put off but the layer of spikes covering the body. Hedgehogs are more likely to be a predator.
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We don’t really imagine a rabbit the size of a small dog. But these giant rabbits do exist. 

As a result, social media is losing their mind over Cocoa Puff, the Continental Giant rabbit who lives in Seattle, Washington.

 

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Despite his large size, he’s still so adorable. And it is his impressive body that has gotten him lots of attention as well as new followers on social media. 

This big boy has 322,000 followers just on Instagram alone. Cocoa Puff’s owner, Lindsay, shared with The Morning Show the family’s decision that led to them adding Cocoa Puff to the family. Her daughter, Macy, really wanted a pet but because the family are renters, they decided against a dog or cat. Instead, they decided to explore the option of rabbits. 

It was during this exploratory foray that the family discovered two things: giant rabbits do exist, and they are great with kids.

 

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They ended up with Cocoa Puff. The gentle giant took a little time to get used to his new home, but once he was comfortable he quickly settled into the routine of being a house bunny. 

Lindsay explained, “I would say the house training took between six and seven months. But rabbits are actually very smart – I don’t think they get enough credit. It doesn’t take him long to learn a trick.”

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Even though Cocoa Puff isn’t a dog, he still gets to go on adventures with the family. However, the family is careful not to take Cocoa Puff to places where dogs might be just on the off chance that one gets too close and decides to use him as a chew toy. 

The family shared with 7News.com.au that Cocoa Puff has quite the appetite on him. Even though he’s a rabbit he easily goes through two big plates of greens a day, plus his regular rabbit kibble, hay, and some yummy treats like dried bananas or mango slices.

 

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The family has also expressed gratitude that their giant bun doesn’t seem to have too much interest in chewing on things that aren’t food. 

Since rabbits natural chewers, those who own indoor rabbits need to be careful that they don’t get into things like electrical cords, iPhone charger cables, or computer charger cords. 

As a former rabbit owner myself, I can definitely attest to their need to chew on things, which is why I always made sure mine had plenty of rabbit chew toys to play with like wooden blocks, balls of twigs, etc.
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