This dog adopted a baby from another species

[@thunderatigervideo]

Look at Lu running through the woods. That’s pure joy. Those who don’t believe animals feel things have never watched animals running or swimming or playing for the fun of it.

[@blaze4158]

Anyone who doesn't believe that animals have emotions and feelings is an ignorant idiot.

[@aethrya]

Sometimes animals feel much deeper than we do. This is explicit reason I am vegan. Animals feel love, hope, doubt, fear, jealousy, pride, anger, curiosity, wonder, joy, and everything we do. It's not wise of us to assume animals do not have the same breath of life we do, as we are all connected. God gave us animals as a gift. It's dishonorable that we mistreat them. They are beautiful beings just as we are and we should respect and love them.

[@samsalamander8147]

I once watched my dog run through fluffy snow for the fun of it. She had cancer and was tired and stopped playing as much and she stopped her daily zoomies. We had a big giant storm and the snow was super light but there was about two feet of it. She was so excited about the snow she ran through it like a train and made it go flying everywhere and she kept doing that with a huge smile on her face like this is so fun. It was like I got my old dog back for a minute and it made me cry. She passed away last year and it was tough she was the best dog I have ever had.

[@patreoncrunch3]

@@samsalamander8147 im very sorry for your loss :(

[@merriemisfit8406]

I call the water-filled tray in my back yard "The Happiest Place On Earth" -- because that's what the robins, chickadees, and sparrows seem to think it is. (P.S. Papa Robin had one of the youngsters down in the grass in the area where I was picking up plant litter and pulling out overgrowth this morning before I left for work. The parents regularly approach within a meter/yard of me while I'm doing yard work -- fearless! The little one can't quite fly yet, but it was hopping along after Daddy as Daddy hunted for yummies. One time when I looked over to check on them, Robin Jr. was standing on top of the football I found hidden in a clover patch a few days ago.)

[@cottoncandisandi6109]

We had a rescued buck in the 1980's , living in my area . His name was Wawa ( that's where his milk was purchased) . The old man who raised him put orange bows on his antlers and orange body paint on his flanks . That deer lived for 20 years , or so . He lived in the wild but never far from where he was found and cared for. In the winter the neighbors would purchase bales of hay / clover or whatever deer eat . Anyway , when Wawa was about 15/16 years old : he started to just hang out with his humans , again. He had a little shed , food , water and cats , to hang with. The old man ( Mr.Toto ) thought he came home , " to die " . Yet , he lived 4 or 5 more years . The entire neighborhood loved that deer . He was buried in a back pasture on Mr.Toto's property . Beautiful creatures , indeed . 💕

[@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245]

sweet story thanks for sharing!

[@myoungraepark758]

Your story touches me deepy Thank you for sharing

[@geekthegirl6961]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing this story!

[@ohthelovelypoems]

Love this story!

[@masterkaruna4013]

Thankyou for your very beautiful, heart warming story, I loved it! 🙏🌹

[@LEE-kq9tq]

He's the best surrogate daddy for that deer. So precious seeing how gentle he was with her. I hope she brings her own babies to see him and the 2 ladies.

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

I hope so too! Watching the Brown family's Instagram videos, I think their deer friend Buttons is up to at least 3 lots of babies that she's brought back to meet the dogs, cats & humans there, so it does seem to be possible for a longterm connection...?

[@shiloallard186]

Ludovica is beautiful and I’m glad she has people and their dog who raised her as a fawn and still look after her.

[@kiko7247]

These sisters are amazing, not only they rescued Ludovica, they also raised her as a wild animal, meeting her needs and making the best choices (never walk near the street, orange collar visible to humans but not to deers, etc..). The dedication and attention towards Ludovica's wellbeing are fantastic. Leo is the best friend ever, I love how his personality switches from proud and noble while standing still and looking at the horizon, but than he feels playful and smiling. These ladies definitely know how to properly raise and educate animals. Lovely story. I wish this happy family all the best.

[@rebekahromero9533]

Leo is so regal while Lu is so playful. They really are so different. Yet they learn from each other. Really inspiring.

[@annaburns5382]

I saw another story very similar to this one, but it happened in America, about 10 years ago. The dog raised the fawn, and they were close. The fawn grew up and went out to mate, and then brought her babies back to her home where she was raised. So sweet.

[@katsukawamoto2587]

Yes, that's exactly the story I had to think of as well : )

[@franksmith7247]

Lu- "My Daddy has floppy ears. And I love him!"

[@missnightterrors1017]

Lovely! What a beautiful friendship. I noticed the charming drawing of Ludovica: have you ever thought about writing and illustrating a book about the friendship between Leo and Ludovica?

[@jennygoodhand7843]

Great idea 🎉

[@calimero600]

Leo is like any other father who is sad that the daughter left the house! Sweet story who teaches us a lot!

[@Licmebalzutube]

Nothing i love more than odd animal friends

[@elizzy8754]

You two ladies and Leo gave Lu the best possible chance of finding a mate and having her own babies. I'd love to see an update eventually. 🤗✨❤️

[@carp6448]

If only humans could learn to live together and accept our differences. Beautiful story 💕

[@avatr7109]

yeah more Naomi Osaka.👍

[@ole340]

We do. A majority of us must make more noise than the haters, that's all.

[@sayckeone]

Most of us accept our differences. The problem comes in when those differences are forced on others.

[@Trenchcoat3]

We do. We literally live in cities with millions of us together.

[@sayckeone]

@@Trenchcoat3 Yeah, and they're crime ridden cesspools. So much for that.

[@daniele00161]

Thank you very much for all 🙏🙏🙏

[@maxhaly1612]

It's always so sweet to see a hunting dog treating a creature it would typically be trained to hunt/chase as it's baby. It reminds me of my Springer Spaniel who passed away back in 2006, she was terrified of thunder/fireworks so she wasn't a good hunting dog, but she would watch over me and my sister when we were young while my parents weren't looking, and would treat every small creature we brought home as if they were her pups, despite her never actually having any pups of her own (My parents spayed her when she was a pup). I miss her a lot.

[@UsernameUnkwn21]

Beautiful family, beautiful farm..Sending Blessings to everyone

[@TornSparrow1974]

Surrounded by cute animals and stunning scenery... yup, I'm jealous! What an adorable story.. :o)

[@avatr7109]

Imma go to Bavaria... (not for Invasion, but for deers and antelopes)

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

​@@avatr7109there are no antelopes in Bavaria but watch out for the wolperdinger

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

​@@avatr7109there are no antelopes in Bavaria but watch out for the wolpertinger

[@HeavyChevy]

Leo is such an awesome big brother and the two sisters are awesome moms. What a beautiful story, all three of you did a great job of raising the baby deer. 👏🏼

[@masterkaruna4013]

Loved your story! It's wonderful when there is a connection between different species. This dog not only displayed intelligence, but real emotion and care for the little deer. Thankyou so much, deeply appreciated!🌹🙏

[@carielswick8892]

Hello new friends in Bavaria Germany from a very small town in U.S.A Awww that is just so precious. Thank you both for taking such good care of her and thank you for sharing their story and your story as well.

[@wmmv2019]

What a smart caring mother. She knew her child won't survive in the wild and found her fawn a good home with an adopted parent as well 💜🥰

[@ReddCinema]

So wholesome! ❤

[@biokosmos]

Yeah! 🙌🙌 This story show WE Animals are all equals..likes a human can adopt a dog, a dog can adopt another puppy specie

[@Tc4ify]

This mirrors our story almost completely! Over 20 years ago we also got an abandoned baby fawn (a male though) whom we bottle raised into adulthood and just like here he became more and more independent, visiting less frequently the longer he was on his own in the woods. And also just like here, we attached an orange collar so that the hunters would recognize him. Unfortunately at only 20 months old he contracted some sort of bacterial lung infection and passed away (he hadn't visited in over 2 weeks which was unusual, so we went looking for him and found him already dead in one of his favourite spots in the forest). That was a sad day...

[@slipprypurto]

😱🥺

[@ThirtyfourEC]

condolences.

[@gaylaroof612]

I love how Leo sits there so regally watching over the farm/deer/family. 😊❤

[@enigel1969]

How wonderful that the fawn was treated as a wild animal and not a pet! That gives it a chance to living a normal life.❤

[@kathleenmacfarland1817]

They are Beautiful beings and so are you ~ Thank you for sharing this with us ~ Enjoy your blessed land!

[@gabriellakaterina6782]

Thank you so much for saving this wonderful sweetheart 💛💚💙🩵

[@sandralutz-rodriguez2864]

Der Leo ist so gut mit dem Reh! Thank you ladies for feeding the baby when it needed milk.

[@rileyward8112]

Thank you for helping the baby deer I think it's wonderful how the dog took raising the baby into his own paws I swear the mama deer knew that there was something wrong with the baby so she couldn't keep up with her so she's like oh these are wonderful people I'm going to leave her here I know she'll be taken care of thank you for making the mama deer right and taking care of her baby you guys are wonderful

[@carmenruiz5033]

beautiful story! beautiful animals! and their people! Thank you

[@drt-abrat1256]

So moving I cried. Stuff like this makes life worth living for me! Y'all did everything right, you lucky ducks!!! God bless from Texas, USA

[@carolblake1431]

Me to🥲🥲

[@drt-abrat1256]

@@carolblake1431 wanna hear something funny? I think this is the most "likes" I've ever gotten on a comment, and I've commented a LOT!!!

[@carrieanncancino5118]

Precious buddies. I would love to live where this video was taken, it's absolutely gorgeous and both the doggy and the deer are beautiful as well. I could watch a day's long video of this adopted deer and the doggy and his family. What a day in the life is like or was like when the deer was still living on they're land, I find these 2 very interesting. I absolutely wish I could have more animals and have a non profit sanctuary for Homeless, abused and unwanted animals. I have such a big heart for all sorts of animals. We rescued a Chihuahua named mini girl back in 2015 who was around 2 to 3 years old and was extremely thin she was nothing but skin and bones and weighed just 3 pounds she is now 11 pounds. She needs to be hand fed or she will not eat, not even a Tbone steak. My husband made my son a steak and mini girl took the steak and licked it and took it off the plate but did not take a bite of it. She has snuck the wet cat food from her rescued brother but will not eat her own wet dog food out of a bowl or small plate. She used to take a kurnel of dog food walk away and eat it one at a time but will not do that anymore either. So she is fed regular human food and by hand. I've spent both my stimulus checks on her at the veterinary hospital #1 for getting her teeth cleaned and x-rays and 15 teeth needed to come out and that costed us $1,200 and then the 2nd was to be spayed and I also found 3 little lumps that were tumors around 1 of her nipples and she had 1 of her boobs removed and sent to pathology which costed $600 just for that to be told she didn't have cancer thank goodness and that surgery and pain meds for afterwards was $1,100. Thank goodness for the help I got with the stimulus relief checks. If I got any more I'd use them again on both my newly adopted male cats I rescued from my nextdoor neighbor who was a drug addict and never fed her outdoors cats and never spent time with them. If they did get fed it was when she was starting her day on methamphetamine's (crank, speed) and she would feed them around 11:30 12 midnight. I live in a duplexsoicould hear everything through our walls so as we are sleeping or laying down watching TV just waiting to fall asleep she is having other drug addicts knocking on her window tweaking outside our bedroom windows. I was so pissed atheritold her how awful she treated the animals inside her small 1 bedroom home that she never let the cats 16 cats at 1 time never let them get fresh air or touch the grass outside. She neglected the 2 cats outside I bought them a 30 pound bag of cat food and started feeding them and giving them fresh water and she would throw a handful of cat food on the actual porch step and the dry food would mix with dirt and debree from the wind and it's not right didn't even put the food in a bowl of on a plate just didn't care for them. So I told her I was taking them from her. She didn't say no your not or say anything at all. So I brought them both inside and 1 is Blackie for being black but she named him the N word and would call him by that name just disgusting and a disgraceful person she was. And the other at is dark grey and his name is Hansolo. They have been outside for at least 3 years maybe even longer. Hansolo hasn't sprayed inside the house but blackie came in and sprayed in the kitty box, thank goodness it was a easy clean up. Blackiehas a soft bed in a tote that I cut a hole for him to get inside his safe place to sleep especially when it's raining and windy. I also puthisdry foodbowl inside the back corner of inside of his house to keep debree from the wind out of hisfood and I change his water many times a day if there is stuff from The trees from the wind. Blackie stays outside pretty much all the time but does come in to chill and cuddle for awhile almost every day. He takes off across the street Togo fight and be with the girls and some nights doesn't come home which makes me worry. And hansolo I'm loves to be inside and goes outside everyday if he wants to go out I let him Choose. Him and minigirl love to play together they both sleep with me inside my blankets at bedtime every night. I wish I had a bigger home and a large back yard that was fenced in all the way around. Ours is a big back yard but there are 4 families in both duplex units that use the back yard. So 1 of the sides of fence is not up. Oh the neighbor wouldn't stop using dope especially while doing dialysis and she also had COPD from smoking weed and smoking methamphetamine's she ever smoked cigarettes either. Well she left her home in a ambulance and take to the emergency room at Kaiser hospital which she should've went to our county hospital where they could've done better care. She is on medical and she was sent to a rehab 4 days later and then 2 a different place that excepted her insurance believe it was a convalescent/ rehab and on February 14th Valentine's day she was found face first in her lunch tray. That is so horrible to die like that. She was horrible to the cats but didn't deserve to die I that fashion, all alone. Her ex boyfriend had just left her side he visited her every day she was in the hospital. I'm glad I had already taken the boys. And Paul had to take all the cats inside the house and bring them to his 3 bedroom house.. i seen the other cats already at Paul's they looked healthy and happy. I felt so mad at janet for not taking care of her drug problem because she could've lived a lot longer she was just 58 or turned 59 last September. I think my cats miss her too sometimes they go and sit on the front porch of her old duplex, maybe having old memories of her......

[@christinebuckingham8369]

Sounds like you have a good and kind heart for animals. Those pets are lucky you took them in and care for and love them now. 👍❤️

[@venusinwhite3932]

You have a very kind heart 🧡 Thank you for sharing, and for looking after those sweeties.

[@allyrose6437]

Omg this comment was a wild ride! I'm glad you took the cats in❤️ me and my parents had a similar situation, our neighbors were a family but the mom never really wanted animals and her kids would bring them in the house anyway. Any cats they found or dogs they got... And the youngest daughter when she was young would mistreat the animals, I remember her throwing on of them across the lawn to see if it landed on its feet. The other kids had their own animals but left the house often and the mom didn't really care about them, she would let them out and they would get out of the backyard because they had a shitty fence. One dog in particular was a chihuahua as well! And she would brank at us when we're were on the sidewalk or getting the mail, she would be left out for hours and hours even in the cold and we would see her trying to go through trash and eating grass and bugs. One day in the winter my mom felt bad and wrapped her up in a blanket and took her inside and just held her the entire time and she was so peaceful and happy. Once she realized we actually fed her and gave her a safe place to stay warm, she would come up to our gate without us having to go look for her! So my mom would take her in all day then directly hand her back to the mom all for it to happen again the next day! One day the mom was like you can just have her, and so we did. Then one day like a while later that Bratty rude younger kid put some super sticky sticky note on our door complaining how we stole her dog... I never cared that she felt that way, if anything it made me mad, she treated animals like shit, she deserved to have it taken away, and now she lives happily as an old lady with us She still eats bugs if she finds them but she doesn't have to!!!!! Lol

[@WCANO626]

Such Beauty- in both of you, your area and your animals. Leo is a furry Saint.

[@glennb6142]

You sisters made my day, today, thank you! With all the negative news on You Tube your video is like 'fresh air'......you are very compassionate, good people! God blerss.

[@BeckyMessick]

Thats a beautiful story and how Leo takes care of her. And its nice you let others know that she is family! God bless you all!

[@lyndseystrait1513]

😁 What a neat story! Sad that the mother deer abandoned her baby but the way this family took care of the fawn was incredible! I also did not realize deer couldn’t see the color orange, which is interesting! Great video!!!

[@michaeldamico9592]

That animal instinct kicked in…!! So great when animals care for one another…!! Especially unlikely animal friends…!! Such a beautiful story…!! Love them both… and you to for caring for them as well…!! Makes me smile when animals are happy…!! AND THEY LOOK HAPPY..!! 🐾💕🦌🐕🐾💕🦌🐕🐾💕🥰🥰

[@Saxeh]

Leo carries himself with such a paternal air - it appears that care-giving suits him extraordinarily well!

[@olgapaulus7299]

She is gorgeous! Thank you for saving another little baby. They deserve to live. Leo is such a beautiful dog. So cool he stands so sure of himself. God Bless and thank you for sharing this beautiful story.

[@Bella-D]

A match made in heaven 😍!

[@lulumoon6942]

Vizslas are such a sweet breed, I'm not surprised this bond was possible! Blessings to all 👍🙏❤️🌈🪶👍

[@rubytuesday5412]

Awww, the paws together. 🐾 Nice job ladies and of course Leo! 💕

[@wilsonrawlin8547]

What a wonderful thing, God Bless those ladies and Leo. A wonderful dog.

[@everfelice92]

It is a very heartwarming video 🥰 And huge extra points for you to be well informed and pronounce "vizsla" the right way! 👌👏👏👏 Many non-Hungarians have difficulties with it 😄 I am glad this beautiful Hungarian breed is also quite famous outside of my country :) my family used to have a vizsla, but her hunting side was much stronger, so I don't think she would have made such a beautiful friendship 😅 However, vizslas originally were bred for smaller animals, especially birds, so it might be easier to have that connection to a deer.🤔

[@mauricetucker8535]

Lu and Leo got family ! They'll be fine ! Thanks for caring and sharing ! God will bless this special relationship !!!

[@noglenogle]

I sure hope they see these comments. They are remarkable. The women and the animals. Beautiful.

[@patriciaschulmeyer5954]

Ein wunderbarer Beitrag! Tierrettung, dann diese außergewöhnliche Tierfreundschaft; Mensch/Tier Interaktion und schließlich die finale Auswilderung- Perfekt!👍 Viele Grüße aus Baden-Württemberg

[@kellymarie6031]

Just want to say thank you for helping these special needs animals... we need more ppl like you in the world!

[@davidg-ig8vj]

Beautiful story! Some bonds are stronger than species.

[@barbarahopper3813]

Remarkable story of rescue and example of how animals can be much better people than people sometimes, of course with the exception of day and night moms and Leo who shared their heart with a stranded baby.

[@sherrihurst3142]

I've been homebound for 5 weeks with a serious illness and that story made me smile it was so sweet... thank you!

[@nickys855]

♥ Get well soon ♥♥ Namasté ♥ Greetings from Germany

[@sherrihurst3142]

@@nickys855 thank you ❣

[@garylawless3608]

A handsome hound, and a beautiful fawn - who would have thought that two polar opposite species could be such good friends? A very heartwarming story, and kudos to those wonderful sisters who put so much care and dedication into their care of that little fawn. Greetings to you from Australia!

[@lorenagagamonster]

I wanna live in that place. Just looks so peaceful.

[@Pao-ob1jp]

What a wonderful story of friendship ❤️ all the way from Germany!

[@janetpattison8474]

The sweetest, most loving story. Thank you for the great videos! You are awesome mothers!

[@greyline1012]

I believe 💯% she will bring her babies to see you. Lud feels so safe with you all.

[@pacjam418]

What a wonderful story and she told it so well.

[@christinekohlmeier289]

Thanks to all of you

[@winterfawn2341]

You live in such a beautiful place!!!!!! I absolutely love how your family jumped in to nurture this fawn!!!! ❤

[@simonebittencourt8251]

What a wonderful life you created for this little dear. Thank you for your devotion and for sharing this amazing story. You are great storytellers and have hearts of gold. It was such a pleasure to listen to it and watch the video.

[@sherryeller1871]

Thank you for saving this sweet fawn.

[@Freesavh1776]

You 2 ladies are very beautiful human beings. Leo is such a great man. Y'all have raised a beautiful baby.

[@pattyandersen5516]

Leo is a gorgeous dog. And Lu is beautifully sweet.

[@timefoolery]

What a lovely pair of friends ❤️❤️❤️

[@louisecooper2613]

Really lovely story.... the baby fawn has now a great chance at life. God bless xx

[@maximo34]

Leo is the very definition of a "Good Boy."

[@wolfman3295]

This is such a wonderful rescue story and I love how dedicated those two sister were in making sure that beautiful Ludovica was fed every two hours 24/7and I am very impressed with Leo the dog too.

[@michellemyallen]

Leo has his heart set on Lu and she blossomed! You both championed her survival and happiness together as only the kindest of sisters can! thank you!!

[@petermueller516]

Herzlichen Dank fürs Teilen dieser rührenden Geschichte und des tollen Films.Ihr seid alle vier ein tolles Team. Herzliche Grüsse aus der Schweiz 😉

[@debishaw9355]

Thank you for helping this beautiful fawn. Love the sweet dog’s attention to her…

[@cuddles4068]

Your commitment to her is beautiful..... So very beautiful 🙏♥️

[@martytruelove5026]

Your dog has such a Good Heart,you know he wants to be a Foster Dad,it's in him to help.

[@rosita3671]

Lovely story… bittersweet…you have given Ludmila a wonderful gift of life as it is intended she live. Leo has been her big brother Angel protector. This is truly a time of thanksgiving for you Teo beautiful caring sisters, and their dog, blessing one of God’s creatures! 🌟🙏✨🧡

[@barbaraferdon1372]

One of the best I’ve seen 👍😍❤️💯👏👏👏👏👏

[@Spike-ck5tj]

Isn't Leo such a lovely chap. It was so nice for Lu to have a warm protective furry friend as she was growing up an orphan. Thank you kind ladies for caring for this lively creature.

[@dianehobbs]

That is so adorable the way they interact with each other❤❤

[@allisontaylor1818]

What a beautiful friendship, Leo is a great looking dog, he is very regal looking.

[@paulettemawadhogan]

This was so beautiful to watch. What amazing sisters you both are ♥️

[@dranthonyasturi9790]

MOST WONDERFUL PEOPLE WITH MOST WONDERFUL ANIMALS.

[@mommatis8275]

So precious to watch the two of them together it's a beautiful thing

[@lunasgma7546]

An absolutely GORGEOUS dog with a HUGE HEART filled with so much love for this baby. However you ladies raised Leo you were absolutely PERFECT! This is a very sweet story. Thank you.

[@thebloodroze1597]

Awww he's so precious!

[@nowvoyagerNE]

super sweet ladies, dog and deer. super sweet story!

[@elizabetheaton3882]

A very nice story. Thanks so much for sharing their journey with me and everyone!

[@kerryowen-holmes3719]

Leo helped her to explore! Fantastic mums & Leo 😊

[@Gaius__]

That is the perfect place for a dog, or for any other animal. Huge open space, very few cars, some small streams ... they have everything they need to enjoy life.

[@precisiont5188]

Thank you for helping.

[@lorit.1881]

Beautiful story thank you for sharing Leo is very special

[@voyaristika5673]

What a beautiful setting for a dog and his deer. This could be a Disney movie, the old time Disney. So sweet. 😋

[@tonif2500]

Absolutely such an amazing, beautiful true story! This proves what true unconditional pure love can do! Not just from another animal, but humans as well! God bless ALL of you!!! 🥰🙏💕

[@elaineking4535]

Such a beautiful friendship. Thank you for documenting and sharing g.

[@jenniferosborne4753]

This is such an amazing story. I love not only that the dog and deer bond so quickly and so well for so long. But I love that the sisters seemed to be very observant of the fact that the mother hadn't returned. And I feel like the ultimate goal was to return her to the wild. With the collar and freedom to roam, good for you, humankind and nature's beautiful creatures.

[@chrissanto]

If only humans could see each other the way this deer and this dog do. It would be a wonderful world.

[@pontevedra660]

Animals💕, all animals are precious.

[@danadavis6097]

Sweetest thing I've ever seen! My heart is swelling with love❤️ God's creatures loving each other so much🙏🤗

[@skehleben7699]

What a beautiful makeshift family! That is love.

[@susanmurtagh9348]

What a delightful post..animals can teach us humans so much…next she will be bringing her babies to meet u…how gorgeous 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Marvee78]

Aww. Leo is a natural father. He knew what to do❤

[@barcelonachair6487]

That is a true working dog. In every way possible.

[@kiki.nico.]

Such a heartwarming story 🥰