A dog's best friend: An ordinary dog ​​rescued a raccoon dog puppy. 

On Sakhalin at the Aniva biological station, a dog belonging to employees was found at the end of August found A raccoon dog puppy was found in the forest. The cub lay motionless, and its parents were nowhere to be seen. The station's ranger then decided to take the puppy home. 

The cub was nicknamed Raccoon. He was weak and needed medical attention. Specialists from the Green Sakhalin Wildlife Foundation helped examine him. Their fears were confirmed: the puppy was found to have a spinal injury. He was likely injured during one of the hurricanes and heavy rains.

Raccoon is currently recovering and gaining weight. The foundation's staff plans to release him back into the wild once he's fully recovered. 

Photo: Echo of Sakhalin.