HASTINGS, New Zealand:

A mother has been breastfeeding her Staffordshire terrier puppy, saying she did not want to waste the milk after her own daughter switched to being bottle-fed. Kura Tumanako, said she saw nothing wrong with breastfeeding the dog as she wants it to protect her baby girl as the pair grow up. “He drinks more than the baby. It doesn’t hurt, but it’s a little bit ticklish,” she said.