A Golden Retriever, A Hamster And 8 Birds Are Best Friends And Live In Harmony (23 Pics)

If nothing else (and there are many) we can thank the internet for making it a whole lot easier to discover interspecies BFFs among the domesticated animal kingdom. Be that an owl and a pussycat, an owl and a dog or, in this case, a dog, eight birds, and a hamster. The dog in question is called Bob and he's a golden retriever who lives in São Paulo, Brazil.

Golden retrievers: The gorgeous dogs that bring friendship, loyalty and love. Some call the golden retriever the 'dumb blonde' of the dog world, but those who know them know differently. Here's what you need to know about this wonderful breed. For the generations of children who grew up watching Blue Peter on the BBC, golden retrievers are instantly familiar and reassuring: the programme had a long line of them as the resident show pet, starting with the imaginatively-named Goldie in 1978.