We have a miniature poodle named Ezekiel ("Zeke" is what we call him most times). Zeke weighs a whopping 11 pounds but he thinks he's a big dog...until a couple of weeks ago. I had let him out in the yard at dusk. He loves to sniff around, bark at any birds who might be trespassing on his territory, or share nudges through the fence with the dog next door. This time he started barking immediately and it was the bark he uses when something is amiss. I looked in the direction he was barking and saw why he was "going wild." Two white-tail deer were poised on the hill that is immediately beyond our fence. Zeke was mesmerized by the size of the animals, and kept running back and forth along the fence. Once the deer determined that Zeke was not a threat (he was "contained"), they continued their way down the side of the hill.
Ever since that encounter, every time we let Zeke out, he surveys the hill, and looks up the mountain, obviously looking for the creatures that are so much larger than he is. Since that day, his searching has been rewarded two more times. Most recently, he got to see a doe and her baby.
Living in the mountains is fascinating. By the way, there is a bear who has been raiding trash cans a few blocks over from us. We keep our trash can in the garage!
Blessings and peace!
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