This video probably requires an introductory spoiler, because the content will upset some viewers.
A fawn is discovered on a suburban street, where it is investigated (uneventfully) by a housecat. The doe arrives to guide the fawn away, but then sees a neighborhood dog, and her protective instincts kick into high gear: she ruthlessly pummels the dog with her front hooves. The cat eventually gets in a final slap and then beats a hasty retreat.
The deer's attack on the dog will distress dog owners, but it serves as a reminder that from a deer's point of view a dog is just a well-groomed coyote threatening her offspring.
(The person who posted the video left a followup comment that the dog appeared to recover from the beating.)
A fawn is discovered on a suburban street, where it is investigated (uneventfully) by a housecat. The doe arrives to guide the fawn away, but then sees a neighborhood dog, and her protective instincts kick into high gear: she ruthlessly pummels the dog with her front hooves. The cat eventually gets in a final slap and then beats a hasty retreat.
The deer's attack on the dog will distress dog owners, but it serves as a reminder that from a deer's point of view a dog is just a well-groomed coyote threatening her offspring.
(The person who posted the video left a followup comment that the dog appeared to recover from the beating.)
Owned my a deer - how sad.
Put down the camera, stop screaming like a freaking sissy, and get involved.
I would never let someone's pet get attacked without running in to try and help. I don't blame the deer. I blame the person filming, what a loser.
Remove.
I've seen as many as 3 dead deer on the road in less than half a mile. It's not like there aren't plenty more where they came from.
I'm not one of those people that think *everyone* loves dogs and that they can do no wrong. I'm not a vegetarian. I support animal welfare, but not animal rights. I am firmly of the opinion that humans > animals. I feel it's important to mention these things lest I be dismissed as any of the above.
If the dog had been harassing the deer, or even investigating the fawn, I don't think I would have found this to be particularly upsetting.
As it is, the deer felt threatened by a dog that, from the video, doesn't even seem to realise the deer's there until it's already on it. I don't fault her for protecting her baby, but there's nothing 'neat' about it. It's a video of a dog getting hammered by another animal for simply being in the wrong place.
You wouldn't post this if it was a human, even if that human was reacting for *exactly the same reasons* as the deer.
Glad that the dog was ok, but why the hell was the dog wandering around without a leash? And with apparently the stupid ass owner down the damn street. She better be glad that that deer just beat the snot out of it instead of a car running her dog over and killing it.
Maybe next time she'll keep that dog in the yard or take it out on a leash.
Well, don't mess with moms with babies!
It's interesting how the dog takes a
submission pose (dog-speak for: I'm no threat!) and Bambi just doesn't get it, as dear do not use submission poses for obvious reasons...
- put down the camera and help, poor dog
- houses all over her home, poor deer
- dog off leash and causing mischief, poor people
- cat being a cat, poor cat
i will say that this was a bit upsetting to watch, but understandable even as a dog owner. i feel worse for all the animals we are displacing as we continue to build build build without consideration for wildlife.
I agree, let this be an educational eye opener for people. Or the can just complain about the video not being neat, or the fact that even though it was stated ahead of time the video may be upsetting, but just had to watch it because of their curiosity, and then complain that they watched it and that it shouldn't have been posted.
I do, however, have empathy for living things.
I have seen four dogs run over firsthand, one of which was my puppy. It got off of its leash when I was playing with it on my yard as an eight year old boy. I have also seen a kitten killed by a stray dog. These are all experiences that are burned into my memory in vivid detail. I would hate to share them with anyone.
This is not a cautionary video. This is violent voyeurism.
Who posts this?
Pet Owner/Neglecter: "Omg guys, my dog got trampled by a deer. It was awful. I got it on video though! I posted it on youtube! Check it out!"
The lapses of judgement of this website's editors are few and far between. This is one of them. I want to like you neatorama, but shame on you.
ya, of course, it sucks that the dog got it's ass kicked.....
it sucks that a deer has to live in a suburban neighborhood...
and it sucks that irresponsible people are allowed to own video cameras, let alone animals.
we have moose and bears in the area we live in... our dogs are taught from a very young age to get the hell away from the wildlife...lol
when they do actually see wildlife, they bark, but keep their distance...
that dog just waited for the deer to trot up and hand out a can o' whoop ass.
NO ONE FORCED YOU TO WATCH THE VIDEO! It has a freaking WARNING and you still click. This kind of stuff needs to stop. Grow a pair, stop bitching and take some personal responsibility. Its not NEATORAMA's fault your a pansy (edited for content).
My thoughts: dogs lucky to be alive. Deer will mess you up. The doe did as it felt it needed and did a little jig on that dog :) ROFLMAO
There are prizes involved. S'rsly!!
I feel bad for the dog because he got quite a trouncing. Wow. The poor thing couldn't even get up to run away. Momma deer was making ultra-sure he would not even look at her doe. Never get between a momma wildlife and her child.
Kitty cat very nearly got the same treatment. She pushed her luck. She made a swipe at the momma's nose as if to say back off sister, I'm the hunter here wait-wai-waaaaaahhhhhh hellllllpp!
The hard core carnivores are being butt-heads when they go on and on about loving them their meaty-meat-meatness. Whatever.
I'm just glad all made it out alive with just a few bruises and scrapes.
B.M. you got pwned by Max Power.
Max Power, same goes for Mexicans :)
If it was my dog I might step in and mess up the deer, but that is not likely to be a fun encounter for anyone. I certainly wouldn't go to the trouble on behalf of some other asshole who thought it was cute to send Rover out to explore the neighborhood.
My heart goes out to the owner of the dog. :(7
However, we have had a rather large deer follow us for over a block at times only a couple of feet away. It kept coming closer until I was able to cross a busy street.
That incident combined with this video makes me appreciate just how wild (and dangerous) these cute deer can be. Thanks for posting it.
1. You shouldn't be shocked at what the dog got and it's owner is 100% to blame for it. Pets are to be on a leash for a reason. If you don't it's nobody's fault but your own for what happens.
2. Wild animals are exactly that - wild. This means they have no concern but for their own lives. They'll violently defend themselves up to maming and killing you if needed. Stop anthropomorphism them - they are not Disney characters.
3. NEVER EVER approach or get between animals and their babies. Never even get close to them. If you do, whatever happens is your fault.
4. The person with the camera was 100% right NOT to save the dog or it would have gotten the same treatment. At best you could try to scare the deer off - but nobody's life is worth saving some animal owned by a totally irresponsible pet owner.
Ambo, I agree that when people encounter animals and things go to hell it is our fault. I do not agree that a human's life is worth more than a non-human's.
We can try to justify our use and abuse of animals all we like, because WE think WE are the dreamiest evER, but, we're just narcissistic that way.
I do think the dog's human should have armed herself with something big and scary and tried to buffalo the doe off of the dog. Maybe she did and it was removed from the posted part of the vid, but I don't know.
But I do agree that the women with the cam would have been of little help at all. So, for the sake of science, at least we have something to study.
Hey, at least all critters got away with their lives, with the poor dog getting the worst of it but reportedly is on the mend, so all's well that ends well.
May I suggest that persons too lazy to leash their dogs invest in a sharp studded collar and/or harness-wear? In this case, it would have made it harder for the deer to just keep whapping so long.
Just sayin'.
The fawn is fine, BTW. Mother deer let their babies sit quietly for up to 24 hours; every year so many fawns are brought into the SPCA or animal control when they should have just let them alone. The fawn looks perfectly healthy (and very young) and the laying down thing was just instinct. If there is danger they lay low in the grass (but there is no tall grass in the suburbs). Deer usually won't go where they are in danger, like a back yard or something and certainly don't go around picking fights with dogs - but they will defend themselves and their fawns.
I doubt that dog is totally fine though, it took a very hard beating. One of my coworkers has a sharpei that got between a mom and her fawn while in her driveway last year and the vet bill was $4,000 due to internal injuries and about a zillion stitches (deer hoofs are sharp).
I hate to see dogs get hurt because of interactions like this, because sometimes they are unavoidable. What makes me sad is that this interaction didn't seem all that unavoidable. She knew the dog's name, so I am a little mystified that she didn't try at the very least to protect it by at least putting the camera down and turning on her garden hose or something.
"The dog eventually left limping—since posting here we have been able to contact the lady. THE DOG IS OKAY, but traumatized.
River, my deer-whispering cat, is fine—we'll? see if he learned his lesson.
We did call animal control, there was "nothing they could do" to prevent further trouble.
Yes, my being there filming contributed to the problem, stressing the doe. And yes, I feel bad about it.
My children live here. Kids walk to school every day. I'd feel a lot better if I knew none of them would ever dream to pet a fawn. I may not have helped this poor dog, I sure believe I might still get to help others."
This was not fun to witness at all—it was as horrifying as it was unexpected. I realize that for anyone who's never seen a deer in their garden, it was all too easy to predict, but if you live in Cranbrook you have deer in your garden 100 days a year, nothing bad ever happens, so you forget it's unnatural.
That's precisely why it is so important for me to share this video with the rest of my community.