Horrible Experience With A Wild Deer.

[Tilly2]

Yesterday, on our walk through the fields along a public footpath, Dylan dashed off into the long grass and began chasing a little Chinese Water Deer. After what seemed like ages, but was probably two minutes, the deer fell and Dylan caught up with it.
He jumped around it and didn't actually touch or wound the deer but the deer was literally screaming with fright whilst lying there exhausted.
We got Dylan away and after about five minutes, the deer got up and ran into the scrubland.
What would we have done had the deer been mauled and injured?
It was a very distressing event which could have been a lot, lot worse. It was horrible enough.

[AuntPG]

Tilly what would you have done if you had turned a corner and there was a flock of sheep with lambs? Are you confident your dog would have come to heel.? I'm trying NOT to make this personal but my experiences with owners/loose dogs are horrendous and most times the owners think their dogs will never do such things.

[AuntPG]

Not even a ball Zacs? ha ha

[Peter Pedant]

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"Physician heal thyself" springs to mind.//

blimey it doesnt come to my mind - did holy Jesus ever cure an animal?

[Zacs-Master]

He was a border collie. They're born with a ball in their mouth.

[Tilly2]

APG, we live in an arable farming area and do not have flocks of sheep or herds of cows in the area where we walk.
Wheat, barley and maize fields but no livestock.

[AuntPG]

Border Collies are bred to chase things !

[Zacs-Master]

I know they are (rolling eyes emoji). They're also super intelligent and he was trained from the off that he didn't do anything without my command.

[Mamyalynne]

As it seems you were unaware that you were likely to encounter a small deer I bet it was a shock.

At least now you know you can act accordingly.

[Zacs-Master]

I know a bloke who can walk his 5 Springers down the street all off the lead. I know of two other people local to me who walk their dogs (mainly border collies and springers) off the lead all the time without incident. The dogs (as mine) are from farming stock.

[Tilly2]

How's Fred doing Zacs?

[Zacs-Master]

Ha ha, it's Ted. He's a great little chap. He does have to go on the lead much more than Zac but he'll stop when I ask him to to have it put on.

[AuntPG]

I know a woman who did agility and obedience tests up to advanced with her two dogs. Her now dead dogs, that jumped out of her car while when was getting eggs from a farm and killed 3 sheep.

I know a family who lost their two highly trained retriever dogs while on a walk in the forest as they put up a rabbit and chased it. No amount of shouting made them return and they were later found shot by a gamekeeper.

Anyone who thinks they have 100% control over a dog 100% of the time are kidding themselves.

[Zacs-Master]

I can see the 'lady' is not for turning.

[AuntPG]

Nor the 'sir' either lol!

Anyway, how old is your lovely collie now?

[Zacs-Master]

As above 16:16, APG. He's a completely different kettle of fish to Zac but he's a right little 'person'ality. Very cheeky.

[AuntPG]

I thought you had a puppy Zacs? A tri-colour? You Posted a photo last year? Must be someone else on here.

[tamborine]

All my fields are sheep fenced & any dog would have to jump 4ft to get in; which deer can easily do. Fawns are hidden in shrubs by does but a dog could sniff them out & cause panic.

[Zacs-Master]

I do, his name is Ted. He's almost 1 and a half now. Not sure where your confusion is.

[AuntPG]

lol Im confused because I asked how old your dog was ( 16.20) and you replied he was 16! Forget it.....

[Zacs-Master]

I mentioned Zac was 16 at 16:01. You asked how old my dog was at 16:20. Anyway, thanks for asking about him.