Heidi Rhiann, a pig breeder from Wales was anguished when she witnessed her litter of 13 piglets dwindled to just seven. Apple sauce, the runt, was near death after being rejected from her mother. In an act of desperation, Heidi placed the rejected piglet in with her Dog Sasha who just had puppies.

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Heidi goes on to say ''everyone started to panic, but "when we eventually got there to see, Sasha was suckling all puppies and piglet! Which is quite cute, isn't it? And she never looked back!" Apple sauce will now be kept as a family pet along with surrogate mom Sasha and siblings.

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