She’s not just a cow — she’s a puppy-cow!
That's a big ol' cow!
She thinks she’s one of the dogs.
She runs like a puppy, she acts like a puppy.
She plays with toys.
Gets up in people's faces.
My dog is super up in your face. She, like, doesn't even care.
She follows her family around everywhere.
But Betsy wasn’t always a happy puppy-cow.
Betsy was born with hurt legs.
They were kinda twisted and broken.
Which meant she couldn’t walk.
Poor baby cow.
She needed a lot of help.
And a lot of love.
Shawna lived next door to Betsy.
She took one look at the little baby and decided she had to do something.
She became her animal rescuer. Bum ba da bum bum buum! It was a lot of work to rescue Betsy.
She was just two weeks old.
Shawna had to feed her from a bottle every two hours.
Even at night!
I would be like, "uuughhh, just go back to bed!"
Cow baby bottle after cow baby bottle after cow baby bottle after cow baby bottle.
It tells you that she loves Besty.
Shawna would even sleep next to Betsy so she could feed her. And because Betsy seemed to like it!
I would love to cuddle a cow. Fluffy!!
Betsy got REALLY big! Like, 200 pounds!
200 pounds would be... maybe the weight of a full-grown man. Maybe a bed?
And her legs were feeling a little better.
But she still needed help standing.
Which meant Shawna had to lift Betsy up.
Not. Easy.
Soon, Betsy’s legs got stronger.
And one day she was able to stand on her own.
And then she started walking.
Come on! Come on! Betsy, come on!
And she kinda would run sideways.
She was like, "Hello, I'm gonna getcha, I'm gonna get you!"
Until...
Now THAT's a happy cow.
Every day Shawna would help Betsy exercise her legs.
Sometimes she’d fall down.
But that didn't stop her, she loved to run.
Betsy practiced running again and again and again.
Until she finally got better!
Shawna adopted the little cow and became her mom!
Now, Betsy is part of Shawna’s family.
With dog brothers and sisters
and cat brothers and sisters
and even this goat!
But she loves her mom the most. And likes to show it.
I think she’s saying, "Thanks for rescuing me, Mom!”
"Thanks for giving me the best life!
Where I can play with toys
and run around
and chase cars!
And act like a dog!”
Sounds like a good cow life to me.
Remember, if you see an animal in trouble do not try to rescue them by yourself.
Ask an adult family member for help. My mom helps me with the dogs I rescue!