Orphaned lamb thinks it's a dog

An orphaned lamb is growing up in North Yorkshire thinking it is a dog after copying everything the farm's pet does.

The lamb, which does not have a name, walks to heel better than the farm's sheepdog Dip and spends its evenings sitting on the family's laps.



Broxa farmer David Dickinson introduced the two animals a week ago after the lamb's mother died shortly after giving birth.

The lamb now shares Dip's bed at night and is fed on powdered cows' milk.

However, Mr Dickinson said he had not ruled out the possibility that the lamb could end up on someone's dinner plate.

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