The LOML and I have been moved into our place for about 3 months now, and have noticed quite a few critters like to frequent our side yard/backyard. The only problem is, so has the village doofus. The village doofus being our loveable mutt, Marnie. We believe she is a Min Pin/Terrier mix, so when that nose starts going, well quite frankly there's no stopping it. Her favorite is the skinks and lizards. Sometimes the occasional Opossum or Coon will suffice.
It was a lovely Saturday afternoon in May, mid 80's, cool breeze, could have been perfect if it weren't for the fact that you could literally see pollen raining down from the heavens. Not even exaggerating, it's unreal.
Anyhow, little miss numbskull decided it was time to pee, so I get up to let her out, and as I open the door, I see a deer right at our fence. Like, RIGHT there. Maybe 10 feet away. Not knowing how she would react to a deer, the thought "Hey man, maybe chase the deer off first?" never occurred to me. Instead, my bright self says, "Hey Marnie, look its a deer!". Now, I don't know if it's cause I said it excited and it rowled her up, or if she just really wanted to sniff that deer's hoo-ha, but she took off. It was like watching a cheetah almost, except much much smaller with a gazelle-esque leap here and there. She even lowered her head like she thought she was a ram or something. Unfortunately, the deer was way smarter than our dog, which honestly is not much of a feat, she's "special" .
The deer, unlike Marnie, saw the wire fence separating the two, so it just kinda stood there enjoying the show that was about to unfold. Marnie runs as fast as her little legs could carry her, with her head held down like she's using it as a battering ram, directly into the fence head first.
... My dog is now terrified of the fence. If the ball goes near it when we play fetch, she whines until one of us grabs it. She's a really brave girl.
I think the deer thought it was funny though, cause the next day there were more deer just sitting there watching the house hoping to catch a glimpse of the second act.