Mom Breastfeeds Puppy to Protect Baby

[Cass]

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A woman in New Zealand says she is breastfeeding her pet puppy because she wants it to protect her baby daughter as they both grow up.

Kura Tumanako told the NZPA news agency Wednesday that she had started breastfeeding the Staffordshire bull terrier pup after her baby stopped taking her milk.

"I didn't want to waste it so I gave it to Honey Boy," she said.

According to NZPA, Tumanako said she had fed the dog twice a day for the past week but would probably wean it off in about six weeks' time. Her baby, now 2 months old, is on bottled milk.

"I wanted to raise it (the pup) with my baby," she said. "I wanted to bring it up with a baby. It will protect her as they grow up," said Tumanako, who lives in Hastings in New Zealand's North Island.

"He drinks more than the baby. It doesn't hurt, but it's a little bit ticklish."

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[AmericanGirl]

I know how you LOVE those bizarre news stories!!!!!

[CARLA]

OK, the picture in my mind of this is not good..!!

[Cass]

I agree...

Dogs nursing kittens = good
Women nursing dogs = wacko

[Peg]

Originally Posted by >>^..^<<

I agree...

Dogs nursing kittens = good
Women nursing dogs = wacko

You got that right!

[samanthaguy]

That's Sick Why Would You Brest Feed A Dog, How Does That Bring The Puppy Closer To The Child When The Child Dosent Even Brestfeed,and She Didnt Want To Waste It ,in A Week Or So It Would Have Dried Up Anyway..... Shes Not The Brightest Bulb In The Box Thats For Sure....

[Bill Sikes]

Originally Posted by samanthaguy

That's Sick Why Would You Brest Feed A Dog

Perhaps she wants to lose any weight she gained through pregnancy a bit quicker? That's about the only thing I can think of... as for being "sick", do you drink cow's milk?

[samanthaguy]

Originally Posted by Bill Sikes

Perhaps she wants to lose any weight she gained through pregnancy a bit quicker? That's about the only thing I can think of... as for being "sick", do you drink cow's milk?

I myself have had 3 kids and weigh 105 without breastfeeding a dog. As for drinking cows milk i do but not straight from the cow mine is pasturized THANK YOU

[angeleyes]

I am a bit confused about how this will bring the child and dog closer together. IMO I see this as possibly causing some jelousy between the two. In the dogs mind this is its mother and the child is a sibling instead of a superior being that needs protecting. The mother seems to me to be the one that it would more readily protect. And unfortunatly it may end up seing the one it is supposed to protect as the predator who is getting more attention than it is from the mother.

i think that is nasty. Isn't that wrong? Why couldn't she just buy some puppy milk from the store? it would not bring the daughter and the dog closer. She is mentally ill!