The couple who share their bed with a deer

Joel Taylor

Dillie the friendly deer really is one of the family. She knows how to turn lights on and off, gets ice from the fridge dispenser and uses the swimming pool.

Oh, and she also likes to share her owners’ bed at night.

Four-year-old Dillie was abandoned by her mother and weighed just 1.8kg (4lb) when 48-year-old vet Dr Melanie Butera, from Ohio, rescued her.

Dillie is a very quick learner as Dr Butera and husband Steve discovered.

‘This became apparent to us when we came home one day and couldn’t find her downstairs,’ she said. ‘We walked upstairs and found her standing on our bed with our dog.’

Dillie started sharing the Buteras’ bed with their dog Lady. ‘It was quite a cute get-together,’ said Dr Butera. ‘Steve liked the way Dillie warmed his feet up when she lay on them.’

The deer has the run of their estate but is too domesticated to return to the wild and wears a GPS collar.

Dillie’s favourite treat is pasta followed by ice cream and coffee, topped off with frozen ice shavings. ‘We just love her to bits,’ said Dr Butera.

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