Ohio Family Lives with Deer Friend

cbs ^ | 12/10/09 | staff

[Nachum]

CBS) The words, "Yes, dear," have a whole new meaning in one Ohio household.

This family has a deer living inside their house.

Dillie the deer has lived with the Buteras in Canal Fulton, Ohio, for the past five years. Abandoned by her mother at birth, because the mother incorrectly thought she was blind, Dillie has since become part of another family -- a family of humans.

[giotto]

You need a deer box.

Or maybe a Deer John.

[Deo volente]

[Revelation 911]

because the mother incorrectly thought she was blind

read it again - it says the mother - not the vet

[wolfcreek]

Dillie...she’s what’s for dinner.

[fso301]

read it again - it says the mother - not the vet

I'm not sure what your point is. Based on the fawn's condition when the vet found it, the vet arrived at a determination that it had been abandoned by its mother because it had some condition with its eyes preventing it from following the mother.

Had the young fawn appeared healthy, the vet would have presumed the mother died thereby orphaning the fawn.

[DeFault User]

When I was a kid we had a fox squirrel that was “almost” a pet. She nested in a nail keg my father had put in a tall oak tree. We fed Ol’ Bess pecans and she would jump up on the screen door if she thought she wasn't getting her proper share. She had no problem sitting on our shoulder or knee to get her snacks but she objected to being touched otherwise. She raised a number of litters over the years, but none of her little ones were as tame as she was.

[Doomonyou]

My 2 yr old Lab would like to have a deer for a pet too. Or a squirrel. Or a bunny.

[Rebelbase]

(2) Take white-tailed deer from the wild in to captivity.
The deer was born in captivity.

(B) It shall be unlawful to release or fail to prevent escape of any member of the family cervidae or their hybrids outside of a pen, fence or other enclosure.
The deer was wearing an invisible fence collar.

(E) It shall be unlawful to obtain a live, captive white-tailed deer, or apply for a permit for commercial or noncommercial propagation of white-tailed deer or their hybrids without first having the holding facility, fence or enclosure inspected by the chief of the division of wildlife or their designee.
Grandfathered into this one, see dates below.

(2) To release any member of the family cervidae or their hybrids outside of a pen, fence or other enclosure.
Invisible fence collar.

Effective: 11/24/2008
They’ve had the deer since 2004.

[Outlaw Woman]

What a great story. Fond memories too huh? It was one of the sweetest experiences I ever had. His name was ‘Baby Boy’ and he also LOVED pecans! lol I used to cradle him like a baby and rub his little ears and he loved it. I did turn him loose after he was big enough and he came back for about 4 months and then went about making baby squirrels (I hope).

[TexasRepublic]

“You need a deer box.”

By golly, you’re a genius. Why didn’t I think of that?

[Pilated]

So it’s a feces/urine laced household. Don’t eat anything from this house at a potluck! Yes they are cute but they belong in the yard. Crazy adults don’t make it the right thing to do.

[mlizzy]

My 2 yr old Lab would like to have a deer for a pet too. Or a squirrel. Or a bunny. The cat is too independent and doesn't want to be the dog's pet.



Ah, ha ... I've got an idea for you. Just take in a "dorm dog" over the summer, and walla, when fall comes you just might hear that the university doesn't want it back and they're going to put it in a shelter ... and then you'll have a permanent friend for your lab ...

Speaking from experience, I now love the new addition ... (and so does our lab).

[submarinerswife]

Can you housetrain a deer to use the cat box? Inquiring minds want to know.

They said that she goes on towels that she has set down in her bedroom.

[Viking2002]

I've got a wild game marinade that Dillie would love. And I would love better.

[Paladin2]

Good picture of Black Labs.

Black Labs hardly return any light and are difficult to photograph with the automatic digital cameras of today (they do make a great black/dark blue color standard to select sock pairs in the dim light of the early morning though).

[mlizzy]

Black Labs hardly return any light and are difficult to photograph with the automatic digital cameras of today (they do make a great black/dark blue color standard to select sock pairs in the dim light of the early morning though).

Very funny! It's good to laugh!

[diverteach]

Touche’ my FRiend!

[Hot Tabasco]

Butera said Dillie just spills coffee cups and glasses every now and then.

My parents had a german shepherd who's tail was a one appendage wrecking ball..........Anything and everything on tables had to be removed or risk being swept onto the floor and broken by his wagging tail.....LOL!

[2111USMC]

Yep. Looks like about the same size as the one I put 20 gauge sabot slug through on Tuesday.

:)

[Paladin2]

I think my Lab brought me the other half of that bunny last winter while we were X-country skiing.