HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see. Taken by a proud auntie to advertise her dog-breeding website the pictures show little dog-loving nephew Austin kissing and cuddling an equally sweet-looking puppy-dog. French bulldog breeder Cindy Clark, 24, explained why she decided to enrol her nephew in her photo-shoot. ‘There is nothing sweeter than a new-born baby and young puppies,’ she said. ‘So we decided to do a photo-shoot of the puppies with Austin for my website. ‘We knew they would create memorable picture. Taken on the 10/11/12.
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