Are you also afraid of the deer? Here's an idea for next time... when you get dressed to go walk the dog outside, take a few steps into the backyard instead. The deer will leave. You're welcome.CSB, I've had one lounging in my back yard for several hours. A doe just having a lie down under a bush. Sucks because the dog is petrified of going outside with it in the yard, so I've had to get dressed twice and walk her down the street to poop and pee.