Six weeks old, the calf has already picked up some doggo tendencies, such as chasing his siblings, wagging his tail, and curling up for naps.Mum-of-four “Bada has really taken Buddy on as puppy number 12,” Coral added.An orphaned calf raised by a family of German Shepherd breeders now thinks he’s a dog and even wags his tail in delight.
Buddy, an adorable bull calf, was adopted by Coral and Wayne Algie when he was just one day old after his mother died after becoming entangled in a dam near the couple’s farmhouse in New South Wales, Australia.Buddy was adopted as an additional puppy by two and a half year old German Shepherd Bada, who recently gave birth to a litter of 11 pups.
He enjoy nap time with the other pups
And playing outdoor games with children Bella and Lawson
“I don’t think he sees himself as a calf; I think he sees himself as more affluent than them.” He stares across the field at them, but he’s up on the back veranda, enjoying all the comfort.
“He’s perfectly content to hang out with humans and dogs.”
“He likes the grooming Bada gives him.” He responds admirably to her. She is continuously grooming him, licking him, washing his eyes – she is always with him.
“When he’s out, she keeps an eye on him. She goes with him and pursues him. She is quite generous with her time. She’s been fantastic.”
Coral has said they will give Buddy a home for life
Coral stated that by the time they were able to extract her, she was ‘completely fatigued’ and unfortunately died.Despite the grief, the calf rapidly became popular with the couple’s two children, Bella, 12, and Lawson, 10, due to his eagerness to participate in their games.
“Buddy runs alongside the kids when they’re riding their bikes outside, and he chases Bella,” Coral explained.
“He is very affectionate to us – he has assimilated extremely well.”
Buddy has become a member of the family, but the house remains off-limits, and he sleeps on the veranda of their farmhouse.
He might outgrow his bed soon, as he presently consumes 10 and a half pints of milk each day and will weigh 95 stone when fully grown.
Buddy, on the other hand, will have a forever home, as Coral stated: “But he will always be our pet bull, that’s for sure – no matter how big he gets.”
“He won’t end up in the slaughterhouse; he’ll always be our big buddy.”