Mini cow lives dog’s life

An Arkansas animal refuge has an animal that may be a bit confused as to her species.

Moonpie, a baby miniature cow, lives with a dozen dogs, and she thinks that they're her friends, The Dodo reported.

Before she found her home at Rocky Ridge Refuge, an animal shelter for animals with special needs, she was for sale at auction.

A friend of sanctuary owner Janice Wolf saw Moonpie and knew she’d be the perfect fit at Rocky Ridge.

Kiss for the Kitchen Kalf.... Let me formally introduce Moonpie for those that have been asking; she is a 6-7 week old miniature heifer (girl) that a friend found at a local auction. She is now a RRR cow!

Posted by Rocky Ridge Refuge on Wednesday, March 1, 2017

When Moonpie got to her new home, she was too young to live outside with other rescue cows.

Moonpie ended up moving into Wolf's bedroom, and she's been there for more than six weeks, living alongside Wolf's rescue dogs, The Dodo reported.

A deaf white terrier named Spackle has become attached to Moonpie, protecting her and bonding with the bovine.

Other dogs in the pack help clean Moonpie as if she was one of their puppies.

Moonpie is also picking up some canine habits, including waiting to go out to relieve herself.

For more on Rocky Ridge Refuge, including Moonpie and the other rescues living there, visit the sanctuary's Facebook page.

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