How did the dog look after the foal while his mother was fighting for life. A beautiful friendship

This kind of stories prove another time that animals have heart and soul too. And there are good and bad things they doo but fortunately good and kind animals are more in the world for sure.

Part of his life

The story is mainly about Zip whose owner was Karla Swindle who worked with horses and most of her time been at the barn where she took care of foals every year. Zip was almost always with her and loved horses so much

The dog was so smart and when saw that horses are sometimes getting scared seeing him run to them he chose to not go closer to them that much. He observed from a safe distance.

We raise foals here and every year he sees them grow and I clearly know he loves them so much. He is smaller in size but his big heart understands that the foals need care and protection more then him- tells Zip’s owner

Happened what they were afraid of

Three years passed and something happened that totally changed Zip’s behavior. It was only for a while but anyways.

One of the oldest horses they worked with gave birth to a foal. But sadly the mother got very sick after that. Swindle was doing everything she could for the mama horse when she was fighting for her life. She really hoped she could do anything to help her overcome the disease.

She tells that she spent many nights at the barn taking care of her favorite horse. But On the 10th day after giving birth, the woman knew that something was wrong with the mama horse.

Staying with her at the barn was just a piece of hope for them. Zip patiently stayed with them at the barn. The dog knew for sure that something really bad was about to happen and was so sad too. Zip knew what was coming. And here happened what they were most afraid of… In the morning the horse died. She left her foal alone.

Raising without the mama horse

As all the other animals foals need to be with their mother too. They need them for at least some    months but this poor foal was only days old. He needed his mother so he could grow healthy and independent. Maybe he wondered where his mother was because they clearly feel their absence.

They decided to name the foal Tie . He now had to grow up on his own. No one can tell what he felt emotionally but physically he did really good. Of course he needed his mother anyway.

The pure connection of two souls

And this is when Zip, our smart boy, comes up. He knew about the horse’s loss and understood that Tie needed help and decided to be with him and support how he could.

It’s hard to believe but for seven weeks, he followed Swindle when she went to the barn just to check how his lovely foal was doing. Zip took care of him in any ways possible, and even fed him!

Swindle tells that her dog always disappeared and she knew where to search and find him. He always was next to tie guiding and helping him. Or they would just seat next to each other in silence and rest together. It was such a beautiful and heartwarming scene. Swindle was so proud of her dog and adored him day by day even more!  Zip spent as more time as was possible comforting him and of course supporting him emotionally

Swindle was sure that Zip was the best therapy for Tie. He was always there for him and no doubt that they became best friends during all that time that they spent together. Zip loved all the horses equally but in that period of time he chose to be with tie more close.

Back to his old principles

Soon our pretty foal was independent enough to play outside alone, Zip returned to his theory that it is better to watch them from the far to not scare them. Imagine how clever he was to make that decision himself again, and even the fact that they were so close to each other didn’t bother him at all. He was  proud of the boy he had raised and was so happy to see him grow and become happy and independent

This is how strong can an animal emotional support be. A world would be a better place if humans cared about each other how animals do, right?