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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Adam Wareing & Nia Dalton

Giant dog becomes dad to adorable orphaned pig and dotes on his every need

A huge dog with a lot of love to give has become a father to a rather unusual child - an orphaned piglet on the farm. Duke the English bullmastiff has adopted a baby pig and now dotes on his every need, even washing the tiny creature after it plays in the mud.

Duke's breed has been known to attack squealing pigs, so they're often kept apart, but this giant pooch has become one lucky porker's unlikely groomer. An adorable video shows three-month-old Ivan lying on his side while the gentle giant licks his stomach to clean him - and Duke doesn't appear to miss a spot.

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