Alan the duck and Zelda the dog are the best of friends

Alan was a lonely duckling when Zelda took him under her paw, and the pair are now inseparable at their home in Albany on WA’s south coast.

The unlikely friendship began two years ago, when Chris Toovey’s golden retriever Zelda first met Alan.

“We got Alan when he was five days old,” Mrs Toovey said.

“It all started by simply sitting on the lawn and Zelda being curious … and it was just us enforcing her to be gentle.

“Alan would come and sit with her and it’s ended up being this…