Adopted pet raccoon thinks she's a dog, loves playing and snuggling

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Just a raccoon having fun, no digging in the garbage required.

Rosie Kemp, a resident of Nassau, Bahamas, received quite the surprise when she found a month-old baby raccoon with a broken leg in her yard last year.

Since the little bundle of fur was abandoned by her mother, Kemp and her daughter adopted the raccoon and raised her as a pet alongside their dogs, Toffee and Oreo.

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A photo posted by Pumpkin The Raccoon (@pumpkintheraccoon) on Sep 17, 2015 at 7:13am PDT

(Side note: Clearly there is nothing more adorable than tiny baby raccoons.)

Kemp and her daughter named the raccoon Pumpkin, and watched her round the clock, feeding her and keeping her cozy. And although Pumpkin is fully grown, Kemp's daughter, Laura Young, tells The Dodo that she still requires supervision.

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"Raising her was (and still is) a full-time job," says Young. "They are so unbelievably intelligent, very aware, and I would say they are even able to express emotions."

"She instantly bonded with us and our two rescue dogs and follows me and our two dogs everywhere we go. 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."

A photo posted by Pumpkin The Raccoon (@pumpkintheraccoon) on Jul 30, 2015 at 6:34am PDT

Pumpkin is, of course, interested in all treats.

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And she loves being a couch potato with her canine pals.

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She ridiculously cuddly and pudgy.

A photo posted by Pumpkin The Raccoon (@pumpkintheraccoon) on Jul 25, 2015 at 7:03am PDT

And she's always up for cuddles ...

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... and kisses.

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Basically, she's an all-around raccoon superhero.

A photo posted by Pumpkin The Raccoon (@pumpkintheraccoon) on Jul 24, 2015 at 6:35am PDT

Lesson learned: Raccoons are even more adorable than we previously thought possible.

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