Shocked Woman Discovers A Baby Possum Clutching Onto Her Pet Dog’s Coat

Sally Watkinson

Finding a small creature clinging onto your beloved pet’s furry back can be scary, especially if you are in Australia, where so many dangerous creatures can be found. Well, maybe not if it was a baby possum – but shocking just the same. Sally Watkinson saw an Australian ringtail possum baby clutching on for dear life to her dog’s (Kato) back. The dog was a Puli, a unique looking dog originally from Hungary. These dogs look like a walking mop, as you have to tie their fur in cords when they mature. Their coat seems to be like a magnet for debris, but surely not for small creatures.

Sally shared the discovery on Facebook clearly showing the baby possum hitching a ride on her dog’s back. She explained the photos with details, and the shocking thing was that it happened not just once, but twice! She was going to take her 2 dogs (both Puli’s) for a walk when she noticed the tiny marsupial. Her partner Jon spent the whole afternoon researching wildlife rescue, and they eventually had to walk the dogs to the nearest vet to take the possum before the arrival of the wildlife rescue. It didn’t seem to bother the dogs though.

Sally Watkinson

But, just the next day, as Sally went to Jon’s house to pick up the dogs, she found another baby possum clinging on to Kato’s back again! This time it was a male possum (the first was a female), and it seemed to bother the dog Kato a little, but Hugo (the other Puli) continued to ignore it. You can just imagine the reaction of the vet nurse seeing another possum on the dog’s back. What was with the possums and this dog? Definitely unusual to say the least.

The good news is both possum babies are doing fine and are being cared for by a wildlife helper. They will soon be released. It is still a mystery as to how and why this happened…maybe only the dog Kato knows for sure.

Sally Watkinson
Sally Watkinson
Sally Watkinson

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