This posh senior pup — Fred is 10 years old, a little long in the fang for fatherhood but here we are — adopted the miniature waddlers after their mom went missing last Thursday.
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While it’s possible she high-tailed it to Windsor for the royal wedding, Jeremy Goldsmith, director of Mountfitchet Castle and Fred’s own human dad, tellsThe Sun,“We knew the mother duck was nesting and then suddenly these ducklings appeared but she was nowhere to be seen … We think it was possibly a fox.”
Meanwhile, the precious photos of Papa Fred and his adopted ducklings are making the viral rounds on social media.
Many are tweeting about what a good boy Fred is, obviously.
Plus, this Good Dog Samaritan even cared for an injured squirrel in the past, reportsthe BBC.
Goldsmith further gushed about his dog and grand-ducklings toThe Sun, stating, “Fred has got an absolutely wonderful nature. They absolutely love him.”
The castle staff tell the BBC that the tiny quackers follow Fred everywhere, including into the moat for a swim. The babies also sleep alongside and on top of him in his dog basket.
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source: people.com
