Yuki and I meet deer every evening near the house, on the side of the pedestrian path. The deer and Yuki usually watch each other intently and for a long time. Yuki seems to be able to watch them for hours. The deer are also in no hurry. After the first ten minutes, I run out of patience, and the deer, seeing our approach, run away, their white behinds flashing. Unlike the deer, the hares seem dumb. And the squirrels, when approached on a bike, can easily jump under the wheels. The cleverest are the foxes. They manage to barely be seen, although by indirect signs, they are always somewhere nearby.
However, when another dog approaches, Yuki “turns on the hunter”. This never happens with wild animals. He immediately lies down on his belly, places his chin on the ground, and tucks in his tail. Then, with short dashes on semi-bent paws, he sneaks up to his target, crossed out the dog. Dogs are not surprised by this, and their owners smile. (Switching him back to normal mode only succeeded during trips. There, the dog did not behave this way) But Yuki, waiting until the distance is a few meters, suddenly jumps, and then it depends on luck. In half the cases, he plays, in the other half, he growls aggressively and starts a fight. It seems to correlate with the gender and size of the furry friend he meets, but not clearly. Apparently, he has his reasons.
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 