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Real-Life Fox And The Hound Best Friends Will Melt Your Heart

December 12, 2013
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Source BuzzFeed Animals

This is the cutest friendship in the history of friendships. The lucky photographer who knows this pair is planning to release a children’s book.

Meet Tinni (the dog on the left) and Sniffer (the fox on the right).

Meet Tinni (the dog on the left) and Sniffer (the fox on the right).

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

They are BEST FRIENDS who live together in the NORWEGIAN FOREST.

They are BEST FRIENDS who live together in the NORWEGIAN FOREST.

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

Photographer Torgeir Berge is Tinni’s guardian and has watched the development of his dog’s incredible relationship with this wild fox.

Photographer Torgeir Berge is Tinni's guardian and has watched the development of his dog's incredible relationship with this wild fox.

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

He and his writing partner Berit Helberg are planning a book for children and adults full of fairy tales and Berge’s beautiful photos.

He and his writing partner Berit Helberg are planning a book for children and adults full of fairy tales and Berge's beautiful photos.

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

The author and the photographer agree that some of the proceeds of the book will be donated to an organization that combats fur practices that harm animals like Sniffer.

The author and the photographer agree that some of the proceeds of the book will be donated to an organization that combats fur practices that harm animals like Sniffer.

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

As Helberg writes, “in this way [we] can be the voice of the animals.”

As Helberg writes, "in this way [we] can be the voice of the animals."

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

One thing is abundantly clear: Sniffer and Tinni LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH.

One thing is abundantly clear: Sniffer and Tinni LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH.

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

They love to play.

They love to play.

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

And they love to rest.

And they love to rest.

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

They could talk for hours.

They could talk for hours.

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

They have similar interests (traipsing, jumping, stick carrying, hanging out with each other).

They have similar interests (traipsing, jumping, stick carrying, hanging out with each other).

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

Berge explains that while Tinni and Sniffer might seem like an unlikely duo, they are actually very much the same.

Berge explains that while Tinni and Sniffer might seem like an unlikely duo, they are actually very much the same.

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

And anyone who looks at these pictures can see the affection and understanding that they share.

And anyone who looks at these pictures can see the affection and understanding that they share.

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

If only humans could all be as kind and accepting as this pair.

If only humans could all be as kind and accepting as this pair.

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

Love is love.

Love is love.

Photograph by Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16

And when you’re the best of friends, the rest of the world stands still.

And when you're the best of friends, the rest of the world stands still.

With permission from Torgeir Berge / Via Facebook: torgeir.berge.16



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37 Comments leave one →
  1. December 12, 2013 12:45 pm

    Amitié entre un Chien et un goupil rusé, je voulait dire un Renard.

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  2. December 12, 2013 2:16 pm

    Reblogged this on sachemspeaks.

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  3. karenlyonskalmenson permalink
    December 12, 2013 2:30 pm

    there is a language
    beyond words,
    where truth and love
    are always heard.

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  4. oldpoet56 permalink
    December 12, 2013 2:35 pm

    This was a very nice post, thank you for putting it out for the rest of the world to get to see.

    ted

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  5. Clairsentient1 permalink
    December 12, 2013 3:28 pm

    Reblogged this on Beacon of Aquarius.

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  6. Adam Hughes permalink
    December 12, 2013 4:13 pm

    Reblogged this on Adam's Symposium. and commented:
    Amazing!

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  7. Adam Hughes permalink
    December 12, 2013 4:13 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing this heart warming story 🙂

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  8. karenlyonskalmenson permalink
    December 12, 2013 6:21 pm

    You are so welcome and thank you for this article and it’s sweet moments of pure joy

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  9. December 12, 2013 7:19 pm

    Thank you for sharing!

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  10. narhvalur permalink
    December 12, 2013 10:42 pm

    Reblogged this on Ann Novek–With the Sky as the Ceiling and the Heart Outdoors.

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  11. December 12, 2013 11:27 pm

    The photos are so beautiful of these two incredible friends. I have no doubt this book will be one that everyone who loves animals will want to add to their collection. To even imagine animals such as this precious fox being kept on a heinous fur farm, breaks my heart. They suffer their entire unnatural lives, only to be cruelly killed for their fur, by anal electrocution or some other equally sickening method. Steel traps are also another plague upon animals like foxes, beaver, coyotes, and others. I question the heart of anyone who could hurt animals like these for the purpose of sport, fur, or a so called trophy.

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    • December 13, 2013 9:50 pm

      Thank you for your comments, Marie, I completely agree. The fur industry is my most hated exploiter.

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  12. December 13, 2013 1:35 am

    SUPER!

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  13. December 13, 2013 1:35 am

    Brilliant. I will post a link for this.

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  14. A. Marshall permalink
    December 13, 2013 7:39 am

    Such beautiful photos, and what a precious pair they are!!!Thank you for sharing, good luck with your book!

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  15. December 13, 2013 11:14 am

    Thank you for the amazing photos. It is cool when the wild and the tamed can be friends.

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  16. December 15, 2013 4:44 pm

    A lovely post that shows an aspect of animal life that is probably more common that we realise. Thanks for sharing. Thanks also for visiting and liking my blog.

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  17. January 19, 2014 12:12 pm

    Cool… Like it… and if your dog could talk he would be able to answer What does the fox say XD…

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  18. January 19, 2014 5:09 pm

    Reblogged this on "OUR WORLD".

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