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Rescue dog lovingly looks after his foster ducklings

Are you my mother?
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Brian Koerber
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It's hard work being a parent. 

Patty Cakes Huckleberry Stoll is a rescue dog hailing from Sydney, Australia. And now he has a very big responsibility on his paws.


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The cute pup's humans have been fostering two fluffy ducklings named Penguin and Popinjay, and Patty Cakes has been helping out, keeping a close eye on the two ducks.  


But Patty Cakes isn't the only one watching over the yellow feather balls, his older brother Pikelet has also been helping out.  

Pattycake even shared his water bowl with the ducklings, which they obviously turned into a makeshift swimming pool. 




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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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