Orphaned Raccoon Rescued By Family With Dogs Thinks She’s A Dog, Too

This story is so sweety, really lovelable people

Adorable!

Such gorgeous photos.... Look at that tummy where she's sitting on the sofa!!

Cute, but I think I'd take him/her to the vet and get those nails trimmed!

You thought 'baby-proofing' a house was hard? Try Raccoon-proofing one! It's darn near impossible! (been there,done that) But let's just say the fun and love you get in return is well worth it! You're all lucky to have each other.

Although the idea of domesticating wild animals isn't a good one, in this case, it seems a good solution and the raccoon was lucky to find a family that accepts its naturally inquisitive behaviour. Most people should not try to adopt one of these cuties because it would end badly for the animal when it was rejected for being itself.

Cute, but the poor thing is grossly overweight. Loving your Raccoon so much you can't help abusing it by overfeeding is tantamount to animal cruelty. Please learn about the correct diet required to keep your orphan healthy. Raccoons are not dogs, even if they think they are sometimes..

Adopted pets in a loving enviornment, BRAVO!

Are there rabies vaccine for raccoon?! The raccoon of my childhood quickly learned to work the faucets and was crazy for water. I see you do have one picture of her sticking out of a toilet. I see you say the dogs can say "no", but can you? They are not famously biddable. This one can never go into the wild. They live for at least a decade. I think you should talk a little more about how much trouble it is.

wonderful pictures! how wonderful Pumpkin is that you found her--i'll bet she's a handful! thanks for sharing!

Thank you for saving one of the Great Spirit's beautiful creatures! You are wonderful people!!

what a wonderful story

I have a baby c**n about the age of the pic of him peeking through the blinds.I've seen a few stories but the pictures accompanying this story are the most beautility. Great job.

She's beautiful....so is your home!!!!!

so cute

The pictures are so damn adorable !

Very neat. Beautiful photos! That's so cool.

i think it's the shape of our world to come. wild is increasingly uncommon. the important thiing is we treat wild with the same respect and love you have shown. thanks for sharing this

Raccoons are cool.

I think that this friendship btween Dog & Raccoon is simply Awesome,you wish it would exist between Humans....!!!!

Aaawww I want a Racoon

Some of the cutest photos I've ever seen. And that's the least mangy-looking racoon I've ever seen as well.

Raccoons are so intelligent. How do they keep her out of anything?

This is exactly what I needed today!!

Adorable

Friends rescued a baby racoon whose mother was killed by a dog. The racoon, also called Rocky (like below) loved the family dogs. Tragically, Rocky was killed by a neighbour dog as Rocky was not afrid of him.

Sweetness

What a wonderful story. Wouldn't it be great if all people could be the same way

the house's atmosphere seems kiet and full of love. those animals seems so happy, nice pictures, and it push me to want to have a racoon, but in France is not possible.

My guess is the racoon will one day realize she is not a dog and want a family of her own- and now that she is well and mended hopefully- when she is ready- they will let her go back to the life she was intended to have. I love racoons and they are fairly easy to tame (to a degree) but I've never kept one as a pet. I did have one who loved to hang around with us and be petted, but he slept outside.

so lovely! good people make life better. I wish them a lot of happiness!!

I'd just worry about teeth and their claws!!

Beautiful. Every detail in this story (and the house in the background (:

Love the picture where Pumpkin is baking !

Did you Knead a hand with the Baking.??

I love it!

Cute!

Wonderful story!

Soooo adorable and funny! The pics are gorgeous! hahahhah :D <3

fabulous story and absolutely fantastic photographs!!!

Do you trim his nails

beautiful raccoons

Does Pumpkin also get along with the 2nd dog? I don't see that dog pictured above...or are the dogs that idendical?

Thank you for your loving and kind story. The photos are wonderful.

So cute

I admire her courage in taking on a raccoon. As she says, it would be a full time job....they are a handful!!

Lovely images! Just delightful!!

I hope you didn't let her mix the cake flour after taking a dunk in the toilet.

Amazing story :')

bored raccoon.

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We also adopted an orphaned raccoon at the beginning of summer. She plays with our dogs too! She even wags her tail like a dog! I never imagined how incredibly rewarding yet difficult it would be to keep up with such a smart, curious animal!

They are cute but can get vicious and unpredictable when older. It should have been released in the wild when it got well.

“I would say they are even able to express emotions” REALLY? Spectacular! An animal that is able to express emotions! What a world we live in. Someone kick this person out the door. How do you have dogs and say something as ignorant as this?