A three-year-old dachshund and a stray kitten have formed such a strong relationship some may wonder if they really belong to two different species. Lillie, the dog, not only hangs out and naps with Tahoe, the kitten, she also feeds him several times a day as if he was her own pup.

The unusual relationship started at the home of Eunice Collins who found Tahoe few weeks ago hiding in the hood of her Chevrolet Tahoe; hence the name. Tahoe was so small that Collins thought it appropriate to keep in him in her bedroom so that he is not hurt by any of her other pets; two dogs and four cats.

But to her surprise, Collins one day woke up to find Tahoe nursing on Lille. "I couldn't believe it," Collins told the Victoria Advocate.

Dr. John Beck, a local veterinarian, explains Lille's nursing instinct as a "false pregnancy." Collins says Lille has always been a caring dog, and Dr. Beck agrees. "Having Tahoe around induced a false pregnancy, a nursing response. It made the hormones needed to produce milk. Now, I'm sure the cat obviously had it in her mind the dog was her mother," he added.