Deer, Dog, Ball

[Goshute]

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[HansV]

Amazing! I had no idea they could play together like that!

[viking33]

Amazing! I had no idea they could play together like that!

To the dog, it's all play.
To the deer, it's part play, part defensive reaction, I think.

[HansV]

To the dog, it's all play.
To the deer, it's part play, part defensive reaction, I think.

That was my impression too, but I find it amazing that a deer would play with a dog at all...

[Bigaldoc]

Whatever the reason, I think it's cute're than can be. You can hear the owner/videographer telling the dog "...no biting..." and the dog seemed to obey.

Wonder how that little deer got over what appears to be a four-foot high chain-link fence? Can they jump that high?

[VegasNath]

....Can they jump that high?

Looking at the way the deer was bouncin' around, I wouldn't bet against it.

[Goshute]

I have seen deer play chasing games early on morning in dense forest, so the chasing part would come naturally to a fawn or young deer. And a deer can easily clear a fence three times it's height.

[Doc Watson]

Wonder how that little deer got over what appears to be a four-foot high chain-link fence? Can they jump that high?

He probably used the gate.

Seriously, a full grown whitetail deer can effortlessly clear a 10' fence standing right next to it. That's what makes them such a nuisance to homeowners and farmers. You can't keep them out.

[Bigaldoc]

I'm sure that's right. I remember now back when we lived in Boulder, Colorado, complaints about deer eating trees to death on homeowner's property. Of course, in Boulder proper I think there was a limit on how high a fence could be and I'm sure they weren't 10' high...