Somehow, our dog, Shasta, had made friends with it. In Trying to Make sense of this, I realized that Shasta doesn't always Bark at the Deer, at least not unless they Walk right up to the Fence, like this one did. Sometimes he just watches them. Perhaps his quiet manner is what caused this particular Deer to Trust him enough to Walk up to the Fence. Animals seem to have a whole Language that us Humans do not fully Understand.
Another Thing that I Considered is that Shasta is a Samoyed and quite apart from Pulling Sleds in Siberia, this Breed was also used to Herd Reindeer. Interesting.
Anyway, I have never seen anything like this before and wanted to share it with you. This is a Wild Deer, you guys, not a tame one, and when I decided to Approach her, she took off. She Trusts my Dog, but not me. Pretty Amazing, huh?
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"She Trusts my Dog, but not me. Pretty Amazing, huh?" IMO, the dog and deer, being less artificial and more like all wild animals, trust each other more than you.
They gotta be libertarians!
She Chuckles,
Yeh, in more ways than you know, for in the Animal Kingdom, if I am Stronger and more Powerful than you, I am allowed to Eat you. You have the Freedom to Run if you want to, but if you don't have what it Takes to Make it in the Animal Kingdom and can't keep ahead of the Creditors, I mean Predictors, well then that's just tough Luck, cause there are no Safety Nets in the Animal Kingdom and something as Simple as a Broken Leg will Likely Result in Death.
Who Says that Libertarians Trust Each Other. I don't Trust them. Do you?
Are you Suggesting BB,
That Libertarians, in their desire to avoid ALL Regulations, Desire the Freedom to behave like Wild Animals? Chuckle, Chuckle, Chuckle. Ok. I'll stop it and try and be Nice. lol.
I was watching a program about cheetahs on the animal channel earlier this week. Mother and three
cheetah cubs. She broke her shoulder in a hunt, crawled away to die and the cubs hung around confused. I switched channels before they starved to death. One thing that separates us humans is that we take care of our own..this morning I stopped and jump started a guy whose battery quit on the way to work. That IMO is natural about the human species:
as I understand pure liberatarianism, they don't mind helping, they just dislike being told they should. :)
You know I had no Idea at all when I Posted this, that I'd be Talking about Libertarianism in the Comment Section, yet the Comparison is so very Perfect.
There are no Safety Nets in the Libertarian Philosophy, just as there are no Safety Nets in the Wild and the Outcome is that Animals Die when Injured and in the Case of the Cheetahs, this Involved a Family, not just an Animal.
Helping a Person Financially over a Period of Time, as they Get Back On Their Feet Again, is more than just Jump Starting someone's Battery. This is Hard to do in the Private Sector and that is why I do Believe that a Few Government Assistance Programs are Needed and that Libertarians Take the Absence of Such too Far.
Certainly we can be more Civil than Wild Animals.
I think you mentioned somewhere about arctic dogs and reindeer herds.
Upon googling 'dogs and deer', I ran across a number of instances of dogs and deer getting along, playing and trusting each other...and
in most cases, the dog was a husky type..the few exceptions were those big lazy dogs like St. Bernards and Newfoundlands that are so big and good natured that they get along with anything..:)
I did Mention the Herding of Reindeer in the Post; Third Paragraph.
I guess I should get off this Libertarian Kick, but I keep thinking about Examples of how it Compares to Wild Life and here is another one.
In a Heard of Wild Deer, if a Predictor Chases them, it doesn't matter how Fast the Slowest one is, there will always be a Loser. This is also True in the Economy. It doesn't Matter how good the Applicants are, as Long as the Employment Rate is not Zero, which it Never is, there will always be the One who isn't Hired.
This is just a Fact of Life and to say, well that's just Tough Luck, is not a Very Sensitive Position and to Point Out that there is such a Thing as People who are Lazy is a Cop Out that Over Looks the Underlying Problem.
I was feeding a stray cat last night that always comes around at the same time and just as he was coming over to his food a young opposum chiseled his way in so I watched the both of them for a few minutes. Expected a conflict but they seemed to respect each other and were practically only inches away. As soon as the 'possum had enough he walked away and the cat got in on the food too. An unusual animal the 'possum like a cross between a cat and a fox.
Thanks for Dropping by, Z, Interesting Story.
Not even stray cats know what to make of possums.
Only marsupial in the Western Hemisphere...and if you consider possum abortion, ya gotta be quick,...pregnancy only lasts 13 days!
So, "The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,'
Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
Donner
Blitzen ....and....
Shasta!!
Oh, is that what's Going On between Shasta and the Deer? She is trying to recruit him to help Pull Santa's Sleigh this Christmas. Oh, he would Love that!!! I'm Glad you Informed me so I don't Wonder where he is at on Christmas Eve. lol.
I ran across this at a place that sells Samoyeds.
"Now, as far as temperament goes, they can actually be either way; energetic or placid, hard-headed or sweet-natured. However, if you get a puppy, you will not know what type of personality the dog will have. With a Samoyed, it is advisable to get an adult dog to know how they are."
I wonder if the same thing applies to deer? You know,
you will not know its personality so its best to get a fawn? Am I overthinking this? :)
There are Times in which I think that Shasta is much more Calm than Expected, especially when it's Hot. He just appears to be a little Nervous and Curious. I Think he becomes Destructive when he is Bored and is less so when we spend more time with him, even if the time we spend with him is just doing some Outside Project or Visiting with someone Outside in his Presence. He Needs Lots of Company.
He is Curious about any Object on the Kitchen Counter or Table that is New and if he gets a hold of it, he is Likely to Chew it Up.
How would these two animals react if there were no barrier (fence) between them? Hmm, I feel an experiment is required to test my theory that Shasta would chase the deer off into deerdom...
That's an Interesting Question, though you Know, that Deer is Capable of Jumping the Fence and Entering the Yard if she so Chooses to. I would be Leery of Trying the Experiment that you are Suggesting, though, because according to the Vet there have been Dogs who have been Injured by Deer.
I'd like to Believe that if Samoyeds are sometimes used to Herd Reindeer, than they know how to Safely Deal with the Animal, yet I wouldn't want to Chance it, cause I really don't want to Deal with the Resulting Vet Bills, for it is not as if Shasta doesn't know how to Aggravate and Annoy other Animals with his Abnoxiously Playful Nature. A Deer could very Easily Lose her Patience with him and Kick him with her Hoofs.
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