I’m no animal expert, but the fawn not running away may be the reason why the dog isn’t attacking him. And I don’t think the fawn is playing with the dog, he’s just standing his ground.
The fawn was definitely trying to stand its ground. The dog was just playing. I think generations of selective breeding have pretty much turned dogs into permanent wolf puppies, with its feral instincts (as a wolf) largely gone. It was wagging its tail, which is usually play mode for a dog. Although its hind quarters weren’t in the air and the hit and run, hit and run actions seemed to indicate some hostility.
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5 Comments so far. Leave a comment below.I’m no animal expert, but the fawn not running away may be the reason why the dog isn’t attacking him. And I don’t think the fawn is playing with the dog, he’s just standing his ground.
@vegastar7, I totally agree with that observation. People tend to relate in a humanistic perspective and not the animal’s.
Where’s that fawn’s mama? I’d expect an angry doe to come charging out of the woods at any minute.
@Mojo: Yeah, it’s why Lolcats is such a phenomenon – humans anthropomorphize animals. A dog is always a wolf, and that deer was nothing but dinner.
The fawn was definitely trying to stand its ground. The dog was just playing. I think generations of selective breeding have pretty much turned dogs into permanent wolf puppies, with its feral instincts (as a wolf) largely gone. It was wagging its tail, which is usually play mode for a dog. Although its hind quarters weren’t in the air and the hit and run, hit and run actions seemed to indicate some hostility.