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Rex the German Shepherd had such a vicious nature that it took two people to feed him - one to distract him and one to throw a bowl of food into his enclosure.

He ate wild rabbits that roamed anywhere near him and barked and growled at anyone who came close and staff at the resuce centre where he was homed were coming close to making the decision to put him down.

But all that changed when Geraldine the goose walked into his life.

Rex, 11, fell in love with the goose and his temperament has calmed - saving him from a likely death.

Now the unlikely pairing have become completely inseparable, and do everything together.

Sheila Brislin, who runs the Puriton Horse and Animal Rescue, near Bridgwater, Somerset, said: "It's so comical to see them because they love each other to bits.

"She just runs around alongside him all day long and whenever we take him for a walk in the woods she has to come too.

"They are very affectionate and he's always licking her head and kissing her.

"She snuggles into him and they sleep together every night."

It was first feared that Rex would bite off Geraldine's head for straying into his territory, but the fearless goose took him under her wing and it was at this point that love blossomed.

Sheila added: "Normally any bird that crossed his path would have been eaten by now, he's that kind of dog, but not Geraldine.

"I've been doing rescue work since 1997 and seen all kinds of strange animal behaviour, but I've never seen anything like this."

However, Geraldine may be Rex's new love but there is another woman who is NOT happy about it.

Vera, also a German Shepherd, is now very much Rex's EX as she is devastated about being shunned for the new model.

Sheila revealed: "Geraldine doesn't like Vera at all and makes it quite clear that Rex is hers.

"She goes on the attack if she comes anywhere near and Vera is scared of her.

"We've had to give Vera lots of cuddles and attention so she doesn't feel left out."

Maybe Geraldine has a brother?