I had woke up pretty early for me, around 4 am. I knew I had to get my dog J.R. to the Vets to be Neutered at 7 am. Since I am of the Male Gender, I had been tossing & turning all night trying to tell myself this was a good decision I had made for him?
 I made myself a cup of hot tea & headed out to the covered porch, so I could smoke & sip my tea.
  The dog went with me as usual whenever I go out he is there. He was only gone a minute or two when he came back on the porch and wanted to go back in the house which is really unusual, I noticed when I took his chain loose he was shaking, It didn't seem strange to me at the time because it was very dark, cold & raining. So I let him in & sat back down to enjoy my morning smoke.
 I went back inside & worked in my office till around 5a.m. when I made another cup of tea & was going outside again for another smoke
( I am a smoker but I do not smoke inside our home)
 The dog did not want to go which was more than unusual, so I went out by myself, I don't turn any lights on, usually the little bit of lighting from our neighbors security light is fine for me. I was sitting there a few minutes when I thought I saw a shadow walking past the steps, it startled me for a second but I figured if anyone was out there the dog would have heard them.,so I went back inside & got on the PC.
  Around 5:40a.m. Well you know what I went out for & the dog came with me. I lit up & the dog was standing on the porch staring at something thru the lattice work which comes up 30" around the porch. Here I am watching this dog & wondering to myself does he know where he is going this morning, thats why he is acting so weird. Then his tail started going so I figured one his doggy friends was over for a visit.
 I got up & looked over the handrail & this big head with BIG DARK EYES & HORNS is staring back at me, I thought the "DEVIL" came to get me. My mind flashed

 Well I opened the door & turned on the porch lights and the spotlights & low & behold there was Rudolf staring at me. I went in & woke up June, she grumbled something to me Like I was crazy, but she got up & looked anyhow.
 I grabbed my Digital Camera & my Camcord and took some pictures. June started feeding him lettuce, while I was deciding how to get rid of him. I threw a folded lawn chair down on the ground I figured it would startle him & he would be gone. To my surprise he just bent over & smelled it & looked up at me as though I was in trouble not him. I went in & got a bucket of cold water & thru that over him. The water just rolled off & I got another STARE!!
 Well I decided I will have to shoot him, so I went inside & got my trusty

This should do it!!! Well I gave him a shot in the butt, the BB rolled off & he didn't even budge.
What Do I Do Now??
Well I'll get the broom & SHOO him on his way, thats when he reared up on his hind legs pointed that sharp little rack on his head AT ME! & put his to front legs over the handrails.
  I could hear somebody yelling "Get In The House! Get In The House!!". Finally realizing it was me.
  Thats it turn off the lights, close the drapes.

I figured at daylight he would be gone, But NO! He is still here.
  So I called the County Sheriff. The dispatcher thought I was crazy, but luckily she did send some one out. I went out the front door to wait for them when I spotted this old pickup truck going down the street real slow & yelling something out the window sounded like Rudolph. Meanwhile the sheriff pulled up & the pickup was passing the house, so I stopped him & asked if he was looking for a deer. Yes was the answer.
  We all walked around the back of the house & the man called Rudolph come here baby, and a running he did come, put his two front legs up on his shoulders and starting licking him, UNREAL!.
 I asked is his name really Rudolph, He said yes but we spell it Rudolf. He said he was 1 year old MALE, an orphan who's mother had got hit by a car. He had raised him. He broke out of his pen last night & wondered off. He opened the door on the truck & he jumped in & off they went..

An Omen?	A Sign?
Change of Luck?	Xmas Greetings?
Xmas Wish?	Really Rudolph?