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1. angela beagle says:

   September 30, 2010 at 11:39 am

   Don´t you just adore goldens? Don´t you just adore ALL dogs?

   LOL….

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2. Mina says:

   September 30, 2010 at 12:04 pm

   I’d like to hear the story behind this.

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   • David says:

     September 30, 2010 at 12:33 pm

     http://www.pluspets.net/leopard-golden-retriver-friends/

     Also been done with Cheetah at San Diego Zoo:

     http://www.sandiegozoo.org/kids/animal_profile_dog-cheetah.html

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   • clg says:

     September 30, 2010 at 12:43 pm

     I would LOVE to hear the story behind this…it has to be interesting.

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3. sarah says:

   September 30, 2010 at 1:01 pm

   I am a little bit concerned the safety of the dog. If natural instinct kicks in, the result could be disaster.

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   • defiant says:

     September 30, 2010 at 10:31 pm

     I thought that too, which makes you and me both “care trolls” according to some people.

     I read the article someone linked, and it said that the cheetah was 10 months old, so I would definitely worry as she matures. It also said the trainer/owner was 23, which makes me wonder how much experience he has with this kind of cross-species situations and their long-term outcomes.

     Something that makes me doubt all the numbers in the article, though, is that it also says the golden weighs 18 pounds! And that’s not a typo, since it says the cheetah now weighs 40, and notes that’s more than twice the dog’s weight. There is not way that golden retriever weighs 18 pounds, so now I wonder about the whole article.

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4. js says:

   September 30, 2010 at 5:02 pm

   Cincinnati zoo does this too. They raise the cheetahs and dogs together from 6 weeks old, and they are companions from life. Cheetahs have non-retractable claws, but they are extremely non-confrontational, and very mild. Check out the Cincinnati zoo’s cheetah blog – it is amazing.

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5. Sarah says:

   October 6, 2010 at 2:15 am

   Aww… this is so cute…

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6. Oceanwave says:

   November 6, 2010 at 4:58 pm

   West Coast Animal Park near Bend, OR. used to do this with Bengals and St. Bernards back in the 70′s. I have a great snap of a baby Bengal sitting on my lap sucking on my thumb while mom and her constant companion, the St. look on. If I can dig it out, I’ll post it.

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7. Lindsey LuWho says:

   February 21, 2011 at 9:34 am

   this is not a Cheetah. This is a freakin’ leopard. Quite possibly the most deadly predator on earth. Poor doggie…

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