Ram, your story and video about Kari made me tear up a bit. He is a beautiful dog, and you are definitely not a bad trainer. We all do things that we regret with our dogs. I've read your other posts and watched your videos...your dogs are amazing!

OK, I am not a professional trainer and we do not compete (yet) so my highs and lows are a bit mundane. However, we reached an all time high this weekend coincidentally with Bailey, our 2 year old Malinois. We have a stand of trees in our back yard that deer and other wildlife like to frequent. After coming home from dinner Friday night, my wife let our two dogs out to do their business. She also had our 3 year old granddaugher in tow and as they stepped out on our patio, all h#ll broke loose. There was a big doe in the yard that nobody saw and it immediately charged our older dog, Tasha, a totally deaf shepherd mix. She got to Tasha and nailed her with her front hooves but Tasha managed to get away. By then Bailey went into overdrive and fended the deer off. What was amazing was Bailey never attacked the deer but, instead, just defended my wife while she tried to corral our granddaugher and Tasha. Her hackles were up all along her back and her bark was the scariest thing I've ever seen but she only held her ground even though the deer made several lunges at all of us. Each time, Bailey cut her off and block her charge. Meanwhile, my wife gave her a loud Down command and, granted, with all the chaos, Bailey either ignored due to the excitement or just didn't hear. The third time, however, she obviously heard it and just plopped down into a perfect down and held it while I got between everyone and the deer and ran it off. I was so proud of her that she let us take over and was so disciplined in her defense of her family. She normally is not agressive to other animals, even deer. We've come across small herds on our walks and she only regards them with curiosity.

Low in training? - we had several but I'm so proud of her "high point" right now that I'll leave that for another time.

That said, what's with a deer being so aggresive?

Greg, that's a great story. Good girl! Is it too early for fawns? Maybe it was mama being protective.

How's your deaf shepherd doing? Must have scared the crap out of her...

Deer aren't sheep... they can be aggressive, especially in defending their young. I've got friends whose Lhasa was stomped by elk, & lost an eye.

Wildlife has never watched Disney movies...

Great story about Bailey! Good dog!!

I guess my 'high' would be taking my (then) pack of four dogs on several 2-week RV trips--they've traveled all over the country, from Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, Minnesota Lades to the Florida Keys. They take the adventure in stride, never cause any problems with other campers (even when the next-door RV is just a few feet away). I love having dogs that I can do that with.

Low...that would have to be the memory of one particularly bad day, standing in our back yard in the pouring rain with Jack as a puppy ordering him to pee. We're both soaking wet, I'm angry, he's scared. We both got over it, but I still feel awful about the way I treated him that day.

Tasha's fine, Lynne, thanks. Didn't find any marks on her but we had to chase her about two houses down to get her back. She was pretty scared and shakey. Funny thing is, our neighbor said their mini shnauser came in a couple of days ago with a 3 inch gash in her side and is scared to go out now. Another neighbor next to them also now has a dog that's scared to go out so I'm wondering if that's all connected.

Wouldn't doubt that there might be a fawn hidden somewhere close. First time I ever saw a deer be so agressive.