{"id":25022,"date":"2015-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/meet-the-dog-who-thinks-he-is-a-kangaroo\/"},"modified":"2015-01-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T00:00:00","slug":"meet-the-dog-who-thinks-he-is-a-kangaroo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/meet-the-dog-who-thinks-he-is-a-kangaroo\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog thinks she\u2019s a kangaroo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Five-month old collie-whippet cross has learnt to bounce around on her hind legs, earning her the name Roo.<\/h3>\n<p>She was saved while on the brink of death in Romania by British charity Safe Rescue for Dogs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Roo - the dog who thinks he\u2019s a kangaroo\" title=\"Roo - the dog who thinks he\u2019s a kangaroo\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/roo.jpg\" width=\"644\" height=\"795\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nikki Dick, who fostered and now plans to adopt Roo, says people often do a \u201cdouble take\u201d when they see her, mistaking her for a baby kangaroo due to the way she hops around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoo doesn\u2019t know any different to hopping on her two back legs but she still laps up all the fuss from people,\u201d said Mrs Dick.<\/p>\n<p>Roo is thought to have been born with three legs, before losing another in an accident.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Roo - the dog who thinks he\u2019s a kangaroo\" title=\"Roo - the dog who thinks he\u2019s a kangaroo\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/roo3.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s perfectly happy and pain free and vets are very happy with her progress,\u201d said Mrs Dick. <strong>Watch here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FsEhm_dssb4\" width=\"618\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-mark-jane\/adelaide-s-oscar-nominee\">ADELAIDE&#8217;S OSCAR NOMINEE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/videos\/best-news-bloopers-of-2014\">BEST NEWS BLOOPERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five-month old collie-whippet cross has learnt to bounce around on her hind legs, earning her the name Roo. 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