Debby Cantlon, who plans
To release Finnegan, the young squirrel,
Back into the wild, bottle-fed the infant
Squirrel after it was brought to her house.
When Cantlon took in the tiny creature and began caring for him,
She found herself with an unlikely nurse's aide: her pregnant
Pap illion, Mademoiselle Giselle .
Finnegan was resting in a nest in a cage just days before Giselle
Was due to deliver her puppies.
Cantlon and her husband watched as the dog dragged the squirrel's
Cage twice to her own bedside before she gave birth.
Cantlon was concerned, yet ultimately decided to allow the
Squirrel out and the inter-species bonding began.
Finnegan rides a puppy mosh pit of sorts, burrowing in for warmth
After feeding, eventually working his way beneath his new litter mates.
Two days after giving birth, mama dog Giselle allowed Finnegan
To nurse; family photos and a videotape show her encouraging
Him to suckle alongside her litter of five pups.
Now, Finnegan mostly uses a bottle, but still snuggles with his
'siblings' in a mosh pit of puppies, rolling atop their bodies
And sinking in deeply for a nap.
Finnegan and his new litter mates, five Papillion puppies,
Get along together as if they were meant to.
Wouldn't it be n ice if we could all get along
Like Finnegan and the gang?
MORAL OF THE STORY : Keep loving everyone . . .
Even the squirrelly Ones!
I received the above email from Michael Rodrigues, the leader of our Changi Prison Speechcraft. What wonderful pictures! Compared to these little creatures, some of us human beings fight like dogs and cats, and these little ones live in harmony like what human beings, with advanced brains, are supposed to do!
Gan Chau
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