Newfoundland's Unlikely Friendship with Duck Should Inspire a Children's Book

(By Genny Glassman - PetHelpful - March 6, 2024)

'We tend to think that big animals and little animals could never get along. But the sweet friendship between a duck and a Newfoundland is proving everyone wrong. The pair are practically glued at the hip. Very fittingly, these two are named Sven and Olaf. Sven is the Newfie, while Olaf is his duck BFF. The pair live together on a farm and are basically living in a storybook. A video shows the two walking together around the grounds. Olaf is right by Sven's side. Even when Sven starts to run round the yard, the duck makes sure to stay close by. The two rough house a little one part of the video. And in another clip they take a dip in a baby pool together. So sweet! They couldn't be any more opposite from each other, but for some reason they totally fit. Later in the thread, their owner shared that while Sven and Olaf didn't grow up together their friendship was fast. "They were adopted separately but the duck imprinted on the dog a few months after we brought him home,' she wrote. Makes total sense! Commenters loved their friendship. 'Can this possibly make me any happier?' wondered one person. 'Every time the dog runs and the duck quacks; I swear the duck is saying; 'Hey, wait for me, I got small legs!' someone else joked. 'Had a Golden Retriever and a Mallard Duck growing up and honestly they did everything together. Awesome bond between animals,' a third person shared. Sven and Olaf's friendship is so special that their owners have turned their story into a children's book, 'Adventures of Biss & Olee Play on the Farm. The two even got to travel together and meet kids all over promoting the story. In another video on their page the duck and Newfoundland greeted children in Chanute, Kansas. The kids were so happy to see them. The two also cozied up with their owner while she read from their book during a reading too. Elsewhere on their page, it shows the pair shopping together. Is there nowhere they won't go as a duo? Olaf even had a little leash to keep him in check while they shopped. 'When your human takes you shopping for your mental health and your dog is slowing you down,' the video's onscreen caption reads. Too cute! It's like these two can't be apart. You'd never think that a dog and a duck would be as close as these two are. But their TikTok page proves their bond really is something special."