Ribble ribble
Frog-saver and stellar mortgage broker Barry writes:
"My wife and I were at a Chinese market when we spotted these bull frogs being sold for the Chinese New Year to be eaten. We decided to save one from a sad death and took it home. They sealed it in a bag with a sticker price tag just like I had bought a piece of meat. When we arrived home, our dog Puka fell in love with the frog. She thinks its her baby. She mothers it and follows it everywhere. If he tries to hop away she will nudge it back with her paw. When its in the tank she never leaves its side. She loves her Phineous frog!"
[will you please check out the eyeball action on this frog]
Ehn! [pushes with nose]
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Aww! Such a sweet story!
I love those 'unlikely friends'!
Aw! That is so schweet! Froggies kinda skeer me for some reason, but this is just too cute!
In every picture, the dog only has eyes for the frog. So cute. :)
Matbe she read to much fairy tail and think there is a prince in there....squeak!
How cute!
This is something we don't see everyday... and I agree with Sneezy, Puka only has eyes for her frog.
So cute!
My dog would've ran away from it :/
That is just about the sweetest thing I've heard since the baby ducky and her/his fam. BABY!!!
I think it's simply FANTASTIC!! how they saved a frog!! That's so amazing, I would have done the same thing!! KUDOS TO YOU, MR. BROKER!! And hey, they dog's a sweetie cutiepie lovely, aswell!! Much love!
My dog has the anti-relationship with them amphibians (toads, in this case, not frogs). You know how toads have that coating that tastes bad and makes your mouth foam (not that I know this personally)?
He came in one day with somone obviously in his (very large) mouth, which was foaming. He then spat out a toad on the floor.
Subsequent series of events, written in Official Dog Logic (tm):
"Bleah!"
(spit out toad)
"Hey, look, a toad!"
(pick up toad)
"Bleah!"
(spit out toad)
"Hey, look, a toad!"
etc.....
This continues until I can get the toad and return it to the back yard.
He has yet to actually hurt a toad doing this.
What worries me is that this happens once or twice a year. He's generally a pretty smart dog.....
Um, that should have been "something" in his mouth. I didn't find out it was a "someone" until a little later.
I dunno, in the last photo, Phineas has a look..."THIS is better than being served as frog legs?"
He is a stylin' frog, though (I like his verdigris patina in the last photo), and it's been ages since I've seen a Peke.
Is this a rule of cuteness? "Unlikely friends"?
'cause it should be! Love this one!
Bats, all frogs automatically look Disapproving. They're clearly part of the lagomorph family.
I can't believe people eat those frogs! That's nasty!
TM -- in my pre-vegetarian days, I tried them. It's literally a "tastes like chicken" thing, with lotsa garlic. Snails too. With enough butter and garlic, I would eat a sliced boot.
/activate soapbox
And speaking of global environmental interconnectedness, gourmet demand for frogs' legs is now so high that they're *majorly* harvested in India for export.This has led to a big increase in pest insect species that the frogs eat, so now Indian farmers have to buy chemical insecticides.
/soapbox off
Oops: insect "populations," not "species."
Fingers clearly faster than brain today.
This story is a fantastic example of BFF and BEF - they have got it goin' on!
Barry just found a whole new customer base too, I imagine.
adorable!!!
um, ADORABLE!!! but i have to say... the froggie looks a leetle gross in the first picture... otherwise, the doggie is incredibly cute and oh-so-motherly <3!
SudaNim: isn't that toad-coating hallucinogenic? Or is that only w/certain species? Which reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Homer kept licking a toad to get high. Heh.
That is one lucky froggy. For him this will be the Year of the Dog.
Side note: San Francisco is having a huge Chinese New Year party March 3 in Chinatown, natch! See you there!
Dustbunny -- I think it's only the Cane Toads in Australia that get you high.
In my dog's case, the ones here only make him stupid.
Lucky frog! Yay!! Cute little doggie too.
that's one lucky frog..
Definitely one of the cutely weirdest, or weirdly cute, things I've ever seen on here. If that frog could talk...
Bullfrog tadpoles have a protective horrible flavor, but these aren't toads, and aren't psychoactive. Very nice of you to save him from market, but please don't release a bullfrog anywhere they are not native (like the west coast) because they can be devastating to native amphibians!
really too cute for words. so I won't bother.
Suda Nim, have you heard this story of the dog who was addicted to toads? It's hilarious.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6376594
This one just made me go "awwwwwwwww..." What a sweet story. So happy the frog was spared and Puka has a new friend!
Cane Toads in Australia are EVIL ...
they spit poison at peeps and pets, esp dogs ...
if a doggie ingests the poison, it'll foam at the mouth & soon die ...
the remedy is to hose the poison out of said doggie's mouth with water, again & again & again until the doggie stops gagging from the poison ...
THEN, you go kill the evil cane toad with a hammer or a golf club ...
all this sounds cavemannish but cane toads are notorious for being resistant to all poisons and cause a lot of grief, in the suburbs as well as in the country ...
BTW, kittehs hate them and stay well away from these creatures from Hell.
Oh my that is sooo sweet! I just love frogs and I probably would have done that too :)
Colorado river toads (found in the southwestern U.S.) are also toxic to dogs (and probably other species that feel the need to try eating them). I suspect a number of toads have this type of defense mechanism.
Those frogs will eat kittens and ducklings :D
What a strange and adorable story..what an odd couple!
I love this site and I think it's great that we all can come here to feel good..but am I the only one who finds the beginning of this story off-putting?
I don't want to be a hater, but Mister broker is evidently not vegetarian (since he buys meat). Which makes him a culturally unaware hypocrite.
Being Chinese, I'm a little tired of the whole 'ew, they eat *what*? that is so cruel' mentality, as the speaker talks around a mouthful of hen, cow, or pig.
GORGEOUS DOG - Which breed is it?
I think it is a bit quirky that this toad was a pre-dinner rescue--not sure I'd rescue a frog from being food.
That said, as a pet froggy, he is cute. He seems to be smiling in the last pic.
I wonder what Puka named her froggie baby. Since Puka means "hole, space, OR opening" in Hawaiian... What should we name the froggie? Look here for ideas: http://fm.hisurf.com/hawaiian/dictionary.taf?_function=list&_start=1
Aw... c'mon. Play along...it's Saturday! ;-)
Doafy - HILARIOUS!!! LOL! Po puppy! Hee hee hee
By the way, what about KEIKI as a name for the frog? It means "little one, baby, or child" in Hawaiian.
awww, how cute! it's such a funny little story, i'm amazed at how animals bond!
speaking of cane toad. Take a look at this little animation.
i laughed so hard.
http://www.cane-toad.com/movie.php
Ha, i think the dog's Pekingnese(?)! I dare say, the frog from the Chinese market shouldn't have any trouble talking with a Pekingnese ;)
"I don't want to be a hater, but Mister broker is evidently not vegetarian (since he buys meat). Which makes him a culturally unaware hypocrite. Being Chinese, I'm a little tired of the whole 'ew, they eat *what*? that is so cruel' mentality, as the speaker talks around a mouthful of hen, cow, or pig. "
E.W., I thought I was going to be the first one to say this. I am totally in agreement. The statement "sealed it in a bag with a sticker price tag just like I had bought a piece of meat" reeked of Eurocentricity. Just because it's not a piece of meat to you doesn't mean it's not a piece of meat to millions of other people in the world.
EW and Van -- I say this is a perfect time to start making fun of the French!
I forgot to point out that the above movie may not be work safe. In fact it may not be safe for those with a weak stomach or those easily offended.
However i find it very funny.
heh. the pet has a pet.
"E.W., I thought I was going to be the first one to say this. I am totally in agreement. The statement "sealed it in a bag with a sticker price tag just like I had bought a piece of meat" reeked of Eurocentricity. Just because it's not a piece of meat to you doesn't mean it's not a piece of meat to millions of other people in the world."
I think you misunderstand. The frog was put into a bag, ALIVE. LIVING ANIMALS are not 'pieces of meat', regardless of your culture.
That is too cute.
I think "Unlikely Friends" or "Pets with Pets" should def. be a Rule...
I would include raving about the obvious issue at hand, but frankly, it seems to be getting covered just fine.