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.

Yet Lord Ilchester was resolute that one part of the story was correct, that 'Nous was yellow, and he was the first'. And his lordship should know, as Lord Tweedmouth gave the puppy Ada to his father, the 5th Earl of Ilchester. They have a wonderful, gentle personality. 'Golden retrievers are very much a part of my life,' said Charlotte Townshend, great-granddaughter of the 5th Earl of Ilchester and chatelaine of the family seat at Melbury House, Dorset, when she spoke to Country Life for an article back in 2014. 'They're very amenable, loving, family and sporting dogs.'