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If there’s one thing we truly love, it’s seeing the unlikely friendships that can blossom between two unfamiliar species — and dogs seem to be pretty awesome at doing just that.
Osiris and Riff Rat are best friends who are completely inseparable despite their huge size gap. Osiris is a 5-year-old Dutch Shepherd, while Riff Rat is as his name would suggest, a 7-month-old rat. The partners in crime can’t stand a second apart and the level of trust they have for one another is mindblowing!
The strange but endearing friendship started back then Osiris’s owners rescued 4-week-old Riff Rat. He was so fragile and small, he hadn’t yet even opened his eyes and needed to be nursed back from the brink with the use of a syringe.
Osiris himself was actually a rescue himself who was abandoned in a parking lot when he was just a little pup. When the family took him in temporarily, they fell head over heels for him and decided to keep him forever — so it would stand to reason that he would take well to a fellow rescue.
Admittedly, Osiris’ parents were really worried that the two wouldn’t be able to stand each other – or even worse, that the pooch would try to hurt Riff in some way. After all, Osiris is a huge dog and Riff is a tiny rat.
“Riff Ratt really likes licking the inside of Osiris’ mouth. I’m sure you all are wondering if we’re afraid Osiris will eat Riff – NOPE! Osiris has helped foster and care for dozens of animals and he is the gentlest dog I’ve ever met,” their owner said on Instagram.
“Seeing them care for each other and have such an unexpected friendship gives me a tiny bit of hope for the rest of the creatures on this planet — especially humans :),”
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