Megan Gale's baby photo is adorable. But the story behind it is hilarious.

When Megan Gale was a toddler, she loved taking naps with her pet boxer, Brandy, and often slept in her beloved pet’s bed.

She shared the snap of her and her childhood pet with her Instagram followers today to help raise awareness of childhood cancer as part of The Children’s Cancer Institute new campaign.

“I was definitely a unique child.” Gale wrote, “My Mum tells me that as a toddler I was quite fond of taking naps with out pet boxer dog Brandy and was often found in her bed.”

The initiative - which asks Instagram users to post a unique childhood photo with the hashtag #IWasAUniqueChild - is designed to raise awareness of unique research into treatments that will fight childhood cancer.

Today we're launching a new campaign to raise awareness for unique research into treatments that fight against childhood cancer. Personalised medicine is the best weapon we have, but we need you to raise awareness of it. This month we're celebrating the uniqueness of every child! To help, simply post a photo of yourself as a unique child & use #IWasAUniqueChild & tag friends to do the same.

A photo posted by Children's Cancer Institute (@childrenscancerinstitute) on Sep 2, 2015 at 3:53pm PDT

Gale, who is mother to one-year-old River Hampson with her partner, footballer Shaun Hampson, now has a border collie called Bosco.

Like Brandy, it seems that Bosco is a much loved member of the Gale/Hampson family, with the pampered pooch even boasting his own Instagram account.

Will you be posting a photo with the #IWasAUniqueChild hashtag? 

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