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Hopefully she comes back for him soon. That spot isn't going to be shaded in an hour or two, and it's inside my yard, so the dogs are going to definitely investigate and bother him when I take them back out.

Update: Momma deer still MIA, but little guy is just about out of shade. Took the dogs out one at a time on leashes, and they seem to only be mildly interested in him. I was afraid they'd get all worked up like they do with squirrels and rabbits. I may need to still move him so he's not in the 91 degree sun, but won't have to move him as far.

Update #2 It moved itself further into the remaining shade, so prob good for another hour or so.

Update #3: It moved itself to the last bit of shade in the corner of the fence, so I hung an old jacket across the top and made a sun shade for him. Trying to avoid moving him if at all possible.

Final Update: Momma seems to have come back to pick up little dude. Went back to check, and he was gone. They normally don't wander off, so I'm assuming mom came back for him.

Bonus Aww:

My Jack Russell mix giving the fawn a sniff but largely not caring about it.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

oh look at that lil snoot ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿฅฐ

[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Took all of my restraint not to boop it. lol.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

The picture with your pup is especially sweet. Glad mum came back for the bebi.

[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Oh my god, that picture of your dog carefully smelling it might just make my heart explode.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking that the deer must be terrified. Wolves are natural predators for deer in the wild.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure that fawn feel much fear since they're supposed to lie in one spot and wait for their mother, a quick search turned up "Very young fawns do not appear to have any natural fear of predators, and may even walk up to humans" although I haven't been able to conclusively verify the claim.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Well that's a rare mercy from mother nature then.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

very cautious sneef ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿฅฐ

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

This image fills me with serotonin

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wehhh ;w; poor little guy... I hope he finds his momma soon :c Thank you for watching him. โค๏ธ

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just updated again. Looks like she did come back for him. At least, I'm assuming she did. They normally don't wander off from where their mom stashes them.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

That's great to hear! ^ยฐ^ Hopefully he wasn't too afraid. Thank you again for keeping an eye on him. Very cute pup, btw :3

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

Not yet.

Got about 30 minutes of shade left in that spot, and about an hour before I have to let the dogs out. I'm afraid I may have to move him.

Luckily, I think it's the same one that I usually see in the back yard, so I can prob move him there without momma having too much trouble finding him. Gonna wear gloves and try to minimize the amount of my scent that may get transferred.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Aww, love that update. Glad the dogs aren't too interested in playing with it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

A tick bomb!