Don't mess with my little sisters! Adorable bulldog protects his adopted kitten siblings



This is the adorable bulldog who protects his beloved younger siblings - who just so happen to be cats.



Hammie, a 1-year-old bulldog lives in Lincoln, Nebraska with owner Michelle Parden. Last year, she took in a pregnant,abandoned cat named Mommy.

Parden, 34, saved the creature on the request of her friend Gayla Hausman, a director at charity Voice For Companion Animals.



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Adorable bond: Hammie, a one-year-old bulldog, takes care of his kitten siblings

The bulldog and kittens have developed a tight bond since Hammie's owner adopted their mother cat last year

Ms Parden said the cat had eye and respiratory problems after being abandoned but happily on Halloween, Mommy gave birth to six kittens - Pumpkin, Goblin, Frankenstein, Batman, Zombie and Elvira.

Some of the kittens had a tough beginning due to their mother's ill health but all survived.



And although Mommy and their new owner were excited about the new arrivals, the biggest fan was Hammie.



Ms Parden told HuffPost: 'When Hammie first met [the kittens] he was so gentle... he very carefully would lift his paw over them and caress the kittens.'

The kittens have since been taken in my adoptive families - but Hammie still keeps in touch with his little friends.

Someone to watch over me: The tiny kittens relax as Hammie the bulldog keeps a lookout

Friends forever: Hammie the bulldog took to caring for the kittens as soon as they were born last Halloween