{"id":1528,"date":"2011-08-29T22:08:25","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T05:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jessicajjohnston.com\/blog\/?p=1528"},"modified":"2022-06-07T13:16:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T19:16:09","slug":"dog-loves-elephant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jessicajjohnston.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/dog-loves-elephant\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Loves Elephant: Unlikely Animal Friendships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is probably the coolest thing i have seen in awhile. Pulling on my heartstrings!<br \/>\nI just love these heartwarming stories from <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsnews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell: this is the story of an elephant named Tara living at an elephant sanctuary. There are a bunch of dogs who live at the sanctuary as well. 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