A Baby Raccoon Rescued By A Family With Two Dogs Now Thinks She's A Dog. The Photos Say It All

October 6, 2015

Pumpkin the raccoon was just one month old when she was rescued by Rosie Kemp and her daughter Laura, who found her all alone in Rosie's backyard. They waited for the mom to return, but when it was clear she wasn't coming back for the baby, they decided to take her in.

The baby raccoon needed a lot of care, since she was weak, hungry, and injured after falling out of a tree. Rosie and Laura also found out quickly that raising a baby raccoon was an around-the-clock job.

After being nursed back to health by humans, it was too late for Pumpkin to return to the wild. So she began living with Laura and her husband William, where she made a couple of unlikely friends: two rescue dogs, Toffee and Oreo.

"She instantly bonded with us and our two rescue dogs and follows me and our two dogs everywhere we go," Laura said. "She now thinks she is a dog... she is able to play and be rough with them and she respects them when they have had enough."

The photos say it all...

pumpkin raccoon thinks she is a dog
Instagram

pumpkin raccoon thinks she is a dog
Instagram

pumpkin raccoon thinks she is a dog
Instagram

pumpkin raccoon thinks she is a dog
Instagram

pumpkin raccoon thinks she is a dog
Instagram

pumpkin raccoon thinks she is a dog
Instagram

pumpkin raccoon thinks she is a dog
Instagram

pumpkin raccoon thinks she is a dog
Instagram

pumpkin raccoon thinks she is a dog
Instagram

pumpkin raccoon thinks she is a dog
Instagram

pumpkin raccoon thinks she is a dog
Instagram

pumpkin raccoon thinks she is a dog
Instagram

Follow Pumpkin on Instagram for more photos!

Click Here For The Most Popular On Sunny Skyz

feel good videoFootball Player Asks Friend With Down Syndrome To Homecoming

feel good storiesPeople Are Sharing Their Oddly Romantic Date Stories, And They’ll Make You Smile So Big

feel good storiesWoman Is Late to Her Own Funeral After Hearse Keys Get Locked Inside

feel good storiesThis Pit Bull Was Days Away From Being Euthanized. Now, He's A Police Hero

feel good storiesHospital Staff Go Above And Beyond To Keep Couple’s 62-Year Anniversary Tradition Alive

feel good storiesStrangers Send Man Birthday Wishes At The Exact Minute His Late Mom Used To

feel good videoDad Dresses As Beast To Walk His Daughter to School And It’s Melting Hearts Everywhere

feel good videoToddler’s 3 A.M. DJ Session Has the Internet Cracking Up

feel good videoThis Turkey Was Heartbroken — Until Her Owner Gave Her The Sweetest Surprise

feel good videoMan Compliments Elderly Strangers, Then Gives Them Flowers. Their Reactions Are So Wholesome

feel good videoThey Found Out He Couldn’t Afford The Shirt. Their Response Went Viral For All The Right Reasons

Chris Filippou 12:17 PM (3 minutes ago) to me