This coming week, Libby and Doug Barricks, Smooch's owners, hope that their 14-month-old fawn-colored dog, one of the top Great Danes in the region, is able to kick things up a notch.

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office said a town of Springfield homeowner reported a buck fawn had fallen into his pool around 1 p.m. on Monday and was barely able to keep its head above water. Two ...