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Yankee the giant St Bernard lets stray cats snuggle up to him every night
Daily Mail ^ | 11-27-13 | Simon Tomlinson

Posted on 11/27/2013 8:25:48 AM PST by Dysart

They were originally bred to rescue mountaineers trapped in snow storms.

So it is perhaps no surprise this giant St Bernard also wants to help the needy, albeit of a rather different kind.

For nine-year-old Yankee has been letting dozens of stray cats cuddle up to him when he goes to sleep every night to shelter them from the cold.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: doggie; giant; kittyping; saintbernard; yankee
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1 posted on 11/27/2013 8:25:48 AM PST by Dysart
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To: Dysart
the friendly moggies will nestle up to Yankee

New word for me.

2 posted on 11/27/2013 8:38:04 AM PST by MUDDOG
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To: Dysart

Here’s another good story:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2513837/Adorable-puppy-finally-rescued-storm-drain-trapped-NINE-DAYS.html


3 posted on 11/27/2013 8:41:09 AM PST by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: Dysart

Good Doggie!


5 posted on 11/27/2013 8:42:21 AM PST by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: headstamp 2

Yeah that one is local for me. Funny side note is this rescue happened at a school with a teacher invloved. Once rescued by those tasked with it she announced proudly this malaprop: “it is kinda like it takes a villiage.” IT explains a lot. But otherwise a nice tail. heh. People are in a lottery now to adopt the pup.


6 posted on 11/27/2013 8:50:59 AM PST by Dysart (Obamacare: "We are losing money on every subscriber-- but we will make it up in volume!")
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7 posted on 11/27/2013 8:53:49 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Dysart

Nine is quite elderly for a St. Bernard, i think.


8 posted on 11/27/2013 8:58:55 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: Dysart; Joe 6-pack

Big dog ping!


9 posted on 11/27/2013 9:00:07 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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Cats have staff...


10 posted on 11/27/2013 9:04:36 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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Nine is quite elderly for a St. Bernard, i think.

Right you are. My Sasha is 5 years old, and it's tough to think I have another 3 years with her (8 is the average age).

She is a born protector, especially of the children.

11 posted on 11/27/2013 9:22:18 AM PST by onona (The Earth is the insane asylum for the universe (yup, I belong))
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My friend’s Irish Wolfhounds were SO OLD when they were only nine. It was awful because the kids love them so much!


12 posted on 11/27/2013 9:24:39 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: Dysart

Is he keeping the kitties warm or is the kitty blanket keeping HIM warm?! ;-) Either way, they all benefit.


13 posted on 11/27/2013 9:41:47 AM PST by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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To: Slings and Arrows; Joe 6-pack

Kitty and doggie ping...


14 posted on 11/27/2013 9:46:38 AM PST by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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15 posted on 11/27/2013 9:48:29 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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the friendly moggies will nestle up to Yankee

New word for me.

See tagline. Totally different definition from "moggy"

16 posted on 11/27/2013 10:25:26 AM PST by Mogger (Independence, better fuel economy and performance with American made synthetic oil.)
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17 posted on 11/27/2013 10:33:34 AM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Dysart

Too cute & fuzzy,totally!


18 posted on 11/27/2013 10:40:50 AM PST by jocon307
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To: Fresh Wind

“Cats have staff...”

Alley cats have fleas ..... beyond numbering, too.


19 posted on 11/27/2013 10:41:25 AM PST by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est - Because of what Islam is and because of what Muslims do.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

Really, that’s kind of intense. Where was your cat?


20 posted on 11/27/2013 10:41:40 AM PST by jocon307
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