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.

If I had to sum them up in three words, I'd say friendship, loyalty and love.' Another enthusiast, Robert Atkinson, praised their ability to fit into family life as well. 'They're so easy to have about and when you have small children, it's important that they're 100% trustworthy,' he said. The Atkinsons' kitchen has various places where the dogs can sleep under the work surfaces, but they do like attention.