Sausage Doggy And Seal Puppy Fall In Love At First Sight And Become BFFs Immediately

Have you ever met someone and felt as if you guys are meant to be friends? Obviously, many people make friends during their vacation when they have a chance to meet new people. It must be exciting to find someone who we totally feel comfortable interacting with, even in the first encounter. Those people might magically become our good friends for a long time, even though they come from other countries or cultures.
Interestingly, this is also true for animals, or at least in the situation of the cute dog and the seal in the story below.

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A dachshund (also known as a sausage or wiener dog) called Stanley was on a vacation with his parent, Melanie Talbot, when he made friends with an unexpected buddy. The pup owner decided to visit the local Cornish seal sanctuary, the Sea Life Trust Cornish Seal Sanctuary when they came to Cornwall, England. Right after they entered the underwater viewing areas, Stanley couldn’t take his eyes off the tank where a large seal named Aayla was. As if the water pup shared the same feelings with Stanley, she became more active and gazed at the dog through the tank’s glass.

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The duo interacted with each other for around 20 minutes and even posed for some good shots. Both looked so curious about the other, and everyone even doubted if the seal mistook Stanley for another seal. It was possible since the dog wore a jacket with his ears tucked up inside a snoot. Aayla said hello to him by waving her flippers and tilting her head like dogs behaviors.
Talbot, the puppy’s parent, was excited to see how the two fell for each other immediately. She added that a person used to comment that her dog looked like a seal when sleeping with his legs tucked in. That might explain why the pup of the land and the pup of the sea found the other familiar.

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“Aayla is often found by the underwater viewing, she absolutely loves interacting with people and dogs,” explained Georgina Shannon of the Sea Life Trust Cornish Seal Sanctuary. “We are often sent photos from our guests who have captured Aayla interacting with their dogs, so this isn’t the first time she has made friends with a dog, although she seemed to really love Stanley!”
“I think she was absolutely fascinated by him!” elaborated Georgina Shannon. “You can see from the photos she was really interested in him and spent a long time looking at him through the glass.”

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The 2-year-old seal was a permanent resident of the sanctuary with a cheerful and dynamic disposition.
“Aayla was rescued from Bacton, Norfolk in January 2017 and taken to a local rehabilitation center. She was malnourished and had a small injury on her right flipper,” shared Shannon. “The flipper was discovered to be severely infected and several of the bones had to be removed, meaning she had to receive continuous care. The Sanctuary welcomed Aayla to the family in July 2018 to provide her with a permanent home.”

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“Aayla is very active and enjoys playing with other seals,” continued Shannon. “Her favorite activity is to sneak up to the team and to pester the other seals when sunbathing. Aayla is very intelligent and quick to pick up new things during her training sessions. Even with her part amputated flipper she still manages to keep up with the others and get into plenty of mischief!”

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The Sea Life Trust Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek, Cornwall, has become a shelter and a home for numerous sick, injured, or distressed seals and other marine species for over 60 years. They released animals that could recover enough to survive in the wild, but many rescue animals spend the rest of their lives in the sanctuary, including Aayla.

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“Something that people may not know about our seal pups is that once they are released, they travel far and wide,” explained Shannon. “We have had reports from Ireland that one of our released pups has been spotted there! We can receive this information as each pup we release has a flipper tag with a number on so if they are spotted, we will know which seal it is by their tag number.”

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The pics of Stanley and Aayla have gone viral on the internet. You can see more of their life on Talbot’s Instagram and the Cornish Seal Sanctuary’s official Instagram account.
Let’s share this adorable friendship with your family and friends and don’t forget to check out other posts on our site for more fascinating stories!