"All leashed pets are welcome": This US pet store policy was apparently going to put a Texas couple to the test - with an exceptional companion.

Shelly Lumpkin and Vincent Browning did not bring a dog into the shop, but a huge wilde-beir named Oliver. Despite his threatening horns, the employees appeared to be enthusiastic about the animal: The ox was received with "open arms", wrote owner Browning, who has trained Oliver for events on Facebook.

The visit of the cattle was also the occasion for the pet shop to speak up - certainly not quite unselfish, she receives attention through her "dearest customer Oliver" neat attention: "We are serious when we say that all leashed pets are welcome in our stores. "