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Deer/dog buddies
I live in a heavily wooded suburb. The house sits in a clearing in the
middle of two acres of woods. I have two dogs who have access to a small fenced yard and I have a herd of whitetail deer who live in the surrounding woods. A couple of days ago I looked out the window and saw a doe hanging out in the yard near the dog fence. She wandered over and put her nose to the fence, at which point one of the dogs came running and barking at her. She backed up a few steps, then returned to the fence, They stood nose to nose for a moment, then took off running on their respective sides of the fence. At this point, I figured she was running from the dog and when she hit the end of the fence would continue on into the woods. Instead, she turned around and the two of them raced back to where they started from. She then calmly turned and walked into the woods. She's been back every day since and they go through some variation of this routine. The older dog pays no attention to her, but the younger one seems to be playing with her and she with him. Ever seen anything like this? |
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in thread : Richard Evans
whittled the following words: I live in a heavily wooded suburb. The house sits in a clearing in the middle of two acres of woods. I have two dogs who have access to a small fenced yard and I have a herd of whitetail deer who live in the surrounding woods. A couple of days ago I looked out the window and saw a doe hanging out in the yard near the dog fence. She wandered over and put her nose to the fence, at which point one of the dogs came running and barking at her. She backed up a few steps, then returned to the fence, They stood nose to nose for a moment, then took off running on their respective sides of the fence. At this point, I figured she was running from the dog and when she hit the end of the fence would continue on into the woods. Instead, she turned around and the two of them raced back to where they started from. She then calmly turned and walked into the woods. She's been back every day since and they go through some variation of this routine. The older dog pays no attention to her, but the younger one seems to be playing with her and she with him. Ever seen anything like this? She's apparently never encountered coyotes. In my experience, deer are VERY curious unless they have been hurt by something once. This story is one of the amazing magic of mother nature. Enjoy! and thanks for sharing |
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Janet Boss wrote:
In article , diddy wrote: Enjoy! and take pictures! I'm pretty sure there's a spot on YouTube just waiting for the video! No, never heard of a deer-dog partnership, but there are numerous documented partnerships between animals that are usually thought of as "enemies." Precious and rare, but they do exist. Here are a couple I just found with a quick google on "interspecies interaction" http://www.digyourowngrave.com/crazy-animal-adoptions/ http://www.project-me.com/interspeci...nds/index.html FurPaw -- The Bush legacy - no child left a dime. To reply, unleash the dog. |
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diddy wrote:
She's apparently never encountered coyotes. In my experience, deer are VERY curious unless they have been hurt by something once. This story is one of the amazing magic of mother nature. Enjoy! and thanks for sharing I don't think we have coyotes in residential North Carolina. The deer live pretty sheltered lives. They can't be hunted in the residential areas and there are virtually no predators. Domestic dogs aren't allowed to run free. |
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Janet Boss wrote:
In article , diddy wrote: Enjoy! and take pictures! I wish I could. I don't have a clear vantage point, besides which my digital camera won't focus through the glass of the window. |
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"Richard Evans" wrote in message ... I live in a heavily wooded suburb. The house sits in a clearing in the middle of two acres of woods. I have two dogs who have access to a small fenced yard and I have a herd of whitetail deer who live in the surrounding woods. A couple of days ago I looked out the window and saw a doe hanging out in the yard near the dog fence. She wandered over and put her nose to the fence, at which point one of the dogs came running and barking at her. She backed up a few steps, then returned to the fence, They stood nose to nose for a moment, then took off running on their respective sides of the fence. At this point, I figured she was running from the dog and when she hit the end of the fence would continue on into the woods. Instead, she turned around and the two of them raced back to where they started from. She then calmly turned and walked into the woods. She's been back every day since and they go through some variation of this routine. The older dog pays no attention to her, but the younger one seems to be playing with her and she with him. Ever seen anything like this? =============== You should try to capture that on video; that must be something to see. We have white tail deer around us also. One day I was walking my Rotty in the forest, and when we came upon a field there was a young deer by itself in the field. Usually, they are in herds. My dog ran after the young deer, but the young deer didn't run very far away, it only ran a short distance and then stopped and then circled around and back towards me. When it saw me; then it took off. I thought it was funny that it just didn't take off when it saw the dog. |
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"pfoley" wrote:
You should try to capture that on video; that must be something to see. We have white tail deer around us also. One day I was walking my Rotty in the forest, and when we came upon a field there was a young deer by itself in the field. Usually, they are in herds. My dog ran after the young deer, but the young deer didn't run very far away, it only ran a short distance and then stopped and then circled around and back towards me. When it saw me; then it took off. I thought it was funny that it just didn't take off when it saw the dog. That's part of the problem getting this on tape. She's more sensitive to me than to the dog. If she sees me move inside the window she spooks and won't hold still at all for me getting close enough to take pictures. |
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It's amazing what and who they will befriend if they are treated decent. My
fiancee works for a state prison and the lands around the prison are protected with no hunting so there are lots of deer that stay on the property because no one bothers them. The guys on the fence patrol have the deer so used to them that they know when the cars stop that there is a hand out for them. They will walk right up to the window to get apples, pears, bread or what ever else the guys bring in for them. The shame of it is no cameras are allowed on the property so no one gets to see this other than the gaurds. Celeste "Richard Evans" wrote in message ... I live in a heavily wooded suburb. The house sits in a clearing in the middle of two acres of woods. I have two dogs who have access to a small fenced yard and I have a herd of whitetail deer who live in the surrounding woods. A couple of days ago I looked out the window and saw a doe hanging out in the yard near the dog fence. She wandered over and put her nose to the fence, at which point one of the dogs came running and barking at her. She backed up a few steps, then returned to the fence, They stood nose to nose for a moment, then took off running on their respective sides of the fence. At this point, I figured she was running from the dog and when she hit the end of the fence would continue on into the woods. Instead, she turned around and the two of them raced back to where they started from. She then calmly turned and walked into the woods. She's been back every day since and they go through some variation of this routine. The older dog pays no attention to her, but the younger one seems to be playing with her and she with him. Ever seen anything like this? |
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"Richard Evans" wrote in message ... "pfoley" wrote: You should try to capture that on video; that must be something to see. We have white tail deer around us also. One day I was walking my Rotty in the forest, and when we came upon a field there was a young deer by itself in the field. Usually, they are in herds. My dog ran after the young deer, but the young deer didn't run very far away, it only ran a short distance and then stopped and then circled around and back towards me. When it saw me; then it took off. I thought it was funny that it just didn't take off when it saw the dog. That's part of the problem getting this on tape. She's more sensitive to me than to the dog. If she sees me move inside the window she spooks and won't hold still at all for me getting close enough to take pictures. I recently spooked a young doe hiding in a rough woodpile while I was mowing the meadow on top of my hill. I didn't think there was space enough for an animal of that size, and it took a second for me to identify what it was as she jumped up and took off for the woods. I often see and hear deer near the house, and I'm sure that is what sometimes drives Muttley crazy. He will sometimes catch wind of, or maybe see or hear, something, and he will pull and whine to give chase. Often even I, olfactorily challenged as I am, catch the distinctive scent of deer. I noticed it especially when Muttley had found and mostly ate a hind quarter of a deer, and the freshly crunched bones had the same odor. There is also the remains of a deer carcass by the stream on the trail we take for walks. I think I saw a picture of a dog with a deer. I think it was a female dog that was actually nursing it. I have a picture of an Anatolian with a small cat as well as a Leopard (or similar big cat). Most critters get along when they are babies. Instincts kick in when they mature. Paul and Muttley |
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