Fred the Labrador from Essex really stepped up after nine ducklings were abandoned by their mum.
The ducklings were found wandering around lost and alone near the battlements at Mountfitchet Castle near Stansted, Essex, where the dog lives. The staff member who found them was extremely worried about them fending for themselves before Fred took them under his wing.
No one is really sure where the duckling’s mum disappeared to, but there are concerns that she may have run into a fox.
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