Deer and Dog Friends Enjoy Stroll Together Through Iowa Town Before 'Remorseful' Parting
Police officers stopped the walk once the animals got too close to traffic
Tipton Iowa Police Department
Dog and deer walking together in Tipton, IowaBambi has found a friend outside the forest.
On May 1, the Tipton Iowa Police Department shared a humorous sighting from town on Facebook. According to the post, police officers observed a large, fluffy dog walking side-by-side with a deer down the sidewalks of Tipton. The pair stayed close like two friends on a leisurely stroll.
"Sometimes a dog just wants to take his deer for a walk!" the police department shared on Facebook alongside several photos of the animal duo.
The animals walk on a sidewalk past a blue building in two shots. In one of the photos, a police officer watches the two furry friends from a few feet away. In the final image shared in the post, the dog and deer are on a lawn, with the canine lying on the grass and the deer standing nearby.
The police department shared an update about the walking buddies on Facebook, noting that officers eventually had to separate the pair because their jaunt through Tipton had become dangerous.
Tipton Iowa Police Department
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"But all good walks must come to an end. The pair was too close to traffic." the police wrote in the Facebook update.
A photo of each animal sitting in a police vehicle looking out the window accompanied the update post.
"The dog is clearly remorseful, but the deer was muttering something about breaking free and doing it all again tomorrow!" the Tipton Iowa Police Department concluded their post.
The police department did not share any information on where the animals came from and if the pair had a pre-existing relationship before starting their walk.
Tipton Iowa Police Department
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The deer and dog duo are the latest animal friends to win headlines. In March, two canines got attention online for their odd couple appearance.
Stanley, a small 7-year-old dog, and Arthur, a large 4-year-old canine, arrived together at Bradshaw Animal Shelter in Sacramento County, California, on March 10. According to the shelter, rescuers found the dogs wandering together as strays.
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"They are so funny together because they couldn't look less alike, and yet, they're so familiar with one another that it's like they communicate telepathically — they always seem to know what the other one is thinking," Luna Anona, the public information officer for Sacramento County Animal Care Services and Bradshaw Animal Shelter, told PEOPLE in March.
Sensing the close bond between the dogs, shelter employees set Stanley and Arthur up as roommates and made their adoption a package deal. A dog lover adopted pup buddies together shortly after their story appeared in the news, so now Stanley and Arthur will be "roommates for life."
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