Selwyn Times: October 02, 2019
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14 Wednesday <strong>October</strong> 2 <strong>2019</strong><br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
News<br />
What’s new<br />
Unit 4<br />
For Lease<br />
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Facing her fear of deer<br />
SO A COUPLE of week’s<br />
ago I theorised that<br />
Vittoria’s experience of<br />
hand-feeding a kangaroo<br />
in Australia would mean<br />
she would no longer be<br />
scared to feed the deer or<br />
other larger animals at<br />
Willowbank.<br />
And I was right. Mostly.<br />
I finally got around to<br />
taking Vittoria back to Willowbank<br />
this week (getting<br />
the most out of that annual<br />
pass) and made sure to grab<br />
some animal food on the<br />
way into test the theory.<br />
Confidence swelled as she<br />
got keen enough to “borrow”<br />
some bird food from<br />
a passerby to throw at a<br />
duck near the entrance. Not<br />
that ducks were scary for<br />
her before, but it’s like she’s<br />
feeding an animal right?<br />
The first obstacle to my<br />
experiment was the fact<br />
that the deer were hiding<br />
in the far corner of their enclosure.<br />
Calling them over<br />
also drew in the second<br />
obstacle – more ducks.<br />
A pair of the brazen<br />
little beggers initially shied<br />
Vittoria away from feeding<br />
the deer as they sniffed<br />
about for a bit of the food<br />
as well. But they gave up<br />
soon enough and thankfully<br />
Vittoria maintained<br />
her composure.<br />
I handed her some food<br />
pellets, encouraged her<br />
towards the fence. She<br />
reached out and didn’t<br />
even shy or flinch as a deer<br />
moved in for a nibble.<br />
As its lips rubbed on her<br />
hand she let out a giggle of<br />
joy and reached for more<br />
food.<br />
Her enthusiasm was limited<br />
to the deer, however.<br />
After a half-hearted attempt<br />
at throwing some food at<br />
a kunekune, the prospect<br />
of feeding a donkey was a<br />
bridge too far.<br />
By the time we got to the<br />
wee sheep (animals she<br />
had managed to feed once<br />
VITTORIA<br />
& Matt<br />
SELWYN TIMES<br />
BRAVE:<br />
Picture<br />
proof that<br />
Vittoria<br />
is now<br />
unafraid<br />
of feeding<br />
deer.<br />
before on a particularly<br />
brave day) she was content<br />
to just munch on some<br />
corn snacks and watch me<br />
feed them.<br />
So ended Vittoria’s animal<br />
feeding fun for the day.<br />
Might not have lasted<br />
long, but it was pretty<br />
cool seeing her over the<br />
fear of docile animals. She<br />
also repeatedly shushed a<br />
bolshy rooster so she could<br />
concentrate on lunch, so<br />
she was definitely top of my<br />
cool list for the day.<br />
•Former Star Media<br />
journalist Matt Salmons<br />
has become a stay-athome<br />
dad. We follow<br />
his journey weekly<br />
phySIO aNd MOrE<br />
ph 03 325 2039<br />
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