Meet Goliath, the adorable baby cow who’s convinced he’s a dog.
Goliath was rescued about two months ago from a dairy farm that was planning on slaughtering him, and now lives with 17-year-old Shaylee Hubbs and her family on a ranch in Danville, California.
Although Goliath was so weak and small when they got him, the family has nursed him into a healthy 8-week-old calf.
The only thing is, Goliath doesn’t think he’s a cow at all.
“I’m pretty sure he thinks he’s a dog,” says 17-year-old Hubbs.
“He was raised with our three dogs, and he’s around them every day. They chase and play together, he watches how they eat their dog food and drink water from their bowls and copies them and he even lays in their dog beds. He even loves scratches on his neck around his ear.”
Most recently, Goliath has learned how to get into the house and sit on the couch, thanks to the family’s 2-year-old Great Dane named Leonidas.
Hubbs tweeted this photo of Goliath on the couch, and it went viral:
My cow thinks he's a dog… We left the door open for 5 minutes pic.twitter.com/Wj1OHygrAH
— shaysap (@shaysaprocky) October 28, 2015
Hubbs adds: “He’s best friends with Leo, and so he used to watch Leo push down the door handle and come and sit on the couch.”
Leo even took to mothering the little cow when he was first brought in. He would lick the little cow on the face and try to nudge him to stand up,” she said. “He would lay down with the sick, little cow for hours just to keep him company.”
Goliath has even tried to “nurse” with Leo, thinking Leo was his mother.
Hubbs said she and her family are so overjoyed with the attention Goliath is getting, and he is a beloved “pet and family member” here to say.
The family named him Goliath because he was so strong, and he grew and prospered in the warmth of their love.
Watch this incredible video of Goliath the cow:
Goliath also enjoys time on the ranch with several horses, sheep, goats, alpacas and chickens.
[Featured Image Credit: Shaylee Hubbs]