Bucket, left, and Colton.Photo: Little Buckets Farm SanctuaryAfter Susan Klingenberg carried a newborn calf named Bucket home from a Maryland livestock auction, he laid down inside the house on her dog Colton’s bed — and immediately fell asleep.“He’s just like, ‘This looks comfortable,’ " Klingenberg recalls.The next day, Colton, a St. Bernard mix, and Bucket started playing and running together outside as if both were dogs.And they were “snuggling together,” says Klingenberg. “It was so cute, like two peas in a pod.“Bucket, left, when he was five days old, and Colton.Little Buckets Farm SanctuaryThe bond remained strong between the best friends as Bucket, now 5, grew to more than 1,200 pounds — and started kneeling down to get on eye level with the now 9-year-old Colton to play, nuzzle and groom each other.Klingenberg, 51, a retired business analyst and founder of the Brodnax, Virginia-basedLittle Buckets Farm Sanctuary(named after Bucket),posted an adorable video of the twothrough the years on Instagram (@littlebucketsfarmsanctuary).Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Bucket comes when she calls him, and she considers him a “grass puppy” because he has the same personality as a dog.She marvels: “They truly love each other. It’s special to witness. It really has been a beautiful friendship.”

Bucket, left, and Colton.Photo: Little Buckets Farm Sanctuary

Colton the dog and Bucket the cow –unlikely friends at the littlebucketsfarm sanctuary in brodnax, VA

After Susan Klingenberg carried a newborn calf named Bucket home from a Maryland livestock auction, he laid down inside the house on her dog Colton’s bed — and immediately fell asleep.“He’s just like, ‘This looks comfortable,’ " Klingenberg recalls.The next day, Colton, a St. Bernard mix, and Bucket started playing and running together outside as if both were dogs.And they were “snuggling together,” says Klingenberg. “It was so cute, like two peas in a pod.“Bucket, left, when he was five days old, and Colton.Little Buckets Farm SanctuaryThe bond remained strong between the best friends as Bucket, now 5, grew to more than 1,200 pounds — and started kneeling down to get on eye level with the now 9-year-old Colton to play, nuzzle and groom each other.Klingenberg, 51, a retired business analyst and founder of the Brodnax, Virginia-basedLittle Buckets Farm Sanctuary(named after Bucket),posted an adorable video of the twothrough the years on Instagram (@littlebucketsfarmsanctuary).Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Bucket comes when she calls him, and she considers him a “grass puppy” because he has the same personality as a dog.She marvels: “They truly love each other. It’s special to witness. It really has been a beautiful friendship.”

After Susan Klingenberg carried a newborn calf named Bucket home from a Maryland livestock auction, he laid down inside the house on her dog Colton’s bed — and immediately fell asleep.

“He’s just like, ‘This looks comfortable,’ " Klingenberg recalls.

The next day, Colton, a St. Bernard mix, and Bucket started playing and running together outside as if both were dogs.

And they were “snuggling together,” says Klingenberg. “It was so cute, like two peas in a pod.”

Bucket, left, when he was five days old, and Colton.Little Buckets Farm Sanctuary

That is April 1, 2017 - Bucket is only 5 days old there and was exactly the same size as Colton and wearing her jacket. I saved him at the auction on 3/28/17 Colton the dog and Bucket the cow –unlikely friends at the littlebucketsfarm sanctuary in brodnax, VA

The bond remained strong between the best friends as Bucket, now 5, grew to more than 1,200 pounds — and started kneeling down to get on eye level with the now 9-year-old Colton to play, nuzzle and groom each other.

Klingenberg, 51, a retired business analyst and founder of the Brodnax, Virginia-basedLittle Buckets Farm Sanctuary(named after Bucket),posted an adorable video of the twothrough the years on Instagram (@littlebucketsfarmsanctuary).

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Bucket comes when she calls him, and she considers him a “grass puppy” because he has the same personality as a dog.

She marvels: “They truly love each other. It’s special to witness. It really has been a beautiful friendship.”

source: people.com