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Originally Posted by dlish
some nice shots. did he even get close to them while chasing them?
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Not really. The deer are very used to people and dogs in that park. His breed isn't a hunter by nature, so he doesn't have a strong prey drive. Most of the time he would just watch them, or he'd walk towards them like he was hoping they'd stick around and play. They are so tame that they'd usually let him get 30-40 yards away before they'd take off, and even then they wouldn't run very far. A couple times he chased them, but I'd call him back after 80-100 yards at most. He isn't fast enough to catch them through all the brush, and I honestly think he was wanting them to play (he loves to wrestle with other big dogs), not looking at them as something to attack. He does the same thing with rabbits in the yard. He'll watch them, then try to walk over with his tail wagging hoping to check them out. Obviously they don't stick around to let him.
