Golden Retriever Asha saved a baby koala.

Dog Saves Baby Koala and Now, They Are The Best of Friends

Dogs are natural friend-makers, not just to humans but also to other animals. 

They are playful, energetic and full of love.

Asha and her new baby koala. 

Just like this female Golden Retriever, Asha. She befriended a baby Koala after she saves it from danger.

Kerry McKinnon of Strathdownie, Australia, didn't know what she was going to see when her husband woke her up and told her to come quick.

A relief for Kerry, it wasn't bad, it was good news.

Asha with owner Kerry McKinnon.

A baby koala had decided to take up residence in the warm fur of their five-year-old Golden Retriever, Asha. 

"Asha kept looking back at the koala, but she wasn't trying to get him off her or anything. She was happy to let him snuggle into her," McKinnon said.

Baby koala

McKinnon doesn't know precisely how the two came to meet, but it's clear that this baby koala was far from its mother. The temperatures in Strathdownie can become quite frigid at night, so it's safe to say that without Asha's warm fur, this little guy probably wouldn't have survived.

The koala found comfort from Asha.

When it was time for the koala to get checked out by a vet, it wasn't happy — it put up a "huge fuss" when McKinnon separated the two. Thankfully, the vet confirmed that the koala is healthy. It is now living with a special caretaker until it can be re-released into the wild.

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