Dog vs. Deer

You Tube ^ | 12-25-09 | mlcarriker

[mlizzy]

My brother found this deer alone and malnourished when it was a tiny baby. My family bottle fed the baby, named Theen until he was eating grass. Several months later he's very socialized with people, our black lab, and our cats. He is free to wander if he likes and we've seen him with several herds of whitetail and axis deer. Apparently he fits in just fine with them. He frequently comes back to the house to eat some catfood and play with our dog, Buddy. He doesn't care much for deer corn.

[mlizzy]

Aw, this is just too cute ... to live on this farm would be heaven on earth for me ... there's a couple of cats off to the right, just taking in the scene as well ...

[Lurker]

I hope this person doesn’t identify where they live or the State F&G types will be by to ‘relocate’ this animal.

[GraceG]

He plays a lot like a bottle calf I raised when I was young.

[dawn53]

Thanks for posting...that was fun to watch.

[bigfootbob]

mlizzy, if you lived on a farm like myself, you wouldn’t find deer endearing. Several deer could destroy a years worth of crops OVERNIGHT. These kind of stories are heart warming, but you have to consider what a deer really is...a threat to a farmer’s livelihood.

[JoeProBono]

"Bless the beasts..."

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[Constitutions Grandchild]

Better find “him” a home BEFORE he goes through puberty. Afterwards, he can become dangerous.

[nickcarraway]

Pretty cool.

[Ditto]

Better find “him” a home BEFORE he goes through puberty. Afterwards, he can become dangerous.

Correct. You don't want him around when he goes into rut. By the same token, after being socialized to humans, he likely will not survive hunting season.

[GraceG]

>> mlizzy, if you lived on a farm like myself, you wouldn’t find deer endearing. Several deer could destroy a years worth of crops OVERNIGHT. These kind of stories are heart warming, but you have to consider what a deer really is...a threat to a farmer’s livelihood. <<

Indeed, but a herd of deer is just as bad in a cornfield as a herd of cows that broke through a fence.

What I think is funny is that the deer liked to eat CATFOOD. That doesn't bode well, LOL.

[GraceG]

Better find “him” a home BEFORE he goes through puberty. Afterwards, he can become dangerous.

Correct. You don’t want him around when he goes into rut. By the same token, after being socialized to humans, he likely will not survive hunting season.

Steer Deer?

[fatnotlazy]

An animal sanctuary might take him.

[mlizzy]

mlizzy, if you lived on a farm like myself, you wouldn’t find deer endearing. Several deer could destroy a years worth of crops OVERNIGHT. These kind of stories are heart warming, but you have to consider what a deer really is...a threat to a farmer’s livelihood.

My brother-in-law is a farmer, and he'd be telling me the same thing I bet. Maybe about rabbits, not dear though. We're in the suburbs. It's too bad they're so destructive ...

[mlizzy]

Oh, that was really cute. Thanks!

[east1234]

When he gets a little bigger he can go in my freezer.

[fish hawk]

Let me throw some water on this parade. First, it is against the law to take in a wild animal like this little deer. Second, let me predict that because this deer is growing up not afraid of humans and dogs that it will probably be killed by a couple run loose dogs, who by nature, chase and kill deer. And last, one of these deer seasons a human is going to kill it easily because it didn’t have the sense to run for it’s life. Now , enjoy the cute little plaything.

[Arrowhead1952]

What I think is funny is that the deer liked to eat CATFOOD.

We actually have deer that will wonder into the garage and eat the cat food out of the bag.

[Ditto]

An animal sanctuary might take him.

Deer do not need a sanctuary. They are not endangered. Just the opposite, in fact. They need to be turned into steaks, chops, sausage and jerky. ;~))

[Tallguy]

I was a little concerned about the deer ‘catching’ the Lab in the eye with those hooves. That’s a serious weapon.

[goseminoles]

Exactly. Talking about f’ing with mother nature.....