BABY AND BULLDOG'S ADORABLE FRIENDSHIP

Whether they’re sharing a bath or snuggled up during a nap, a baby and his bulldog buddy make an utterly adorable twosome. Photographer Ivette Ivens noticed the growing bond between her son Dilan and the family’s French bulldog, Farley, both eight-months-old. Ivette, of Chicago, Illinois, decided to photograph the inseparable pair in a series of images that would capture the baby and the bulldog’s heart-warming friendship. The 25-year-old mum-of-two says: ‘Farley is always around us, and he follows Dilan everywhere.

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