Pachyderm and Pooch a Special Pair of Friends  STLToday.com (St.
Louis Post Dispatch) January 20, 2009 by Steve Dale  Tarra
always liked dogs. When a dog named Bella expressed a desire to
bond, Tarra reciprocated by petting her -- with her trunk. Tarra
happens to be an Asian elephant who lives at The Elephant
Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn. The pachyderm's best friend is a
Chow-mix.  VIDEO AND PHOTOS: Watch a CBS News feature on the
unlikely and inseparable couple  "Elephants are social and so
are dogs. Who are we to decide who should be best friends?" says
Carol Buckley, the sanctuary's executive director.  Indeed,
Tarra and Bella's bond illustrates the kind of intense and
unconditional emotional attachment legendary in both elephants
and dogs.  Eighteen African and Asian elephants live at the
2,700-acre sanctuary, along with 21 stray dogs and 18 cats. The
facility is the nation's largest natural-habitat refuge
developed specifically to meet the needs of endangered
elephants. The non-profit is licensed by the