I'm from Michigan, but was in Palm Coast, Fl. in July where I
purchased my little girl, who at the time was only about 1lb.
Everytime I put her out the hawks would fly above. They scared the
heck out of me and I know they were looking at their lunch. They
are certainly something to watch out for. --- In
[email protected], address2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
http://www6.comcast.net/news/articles/odd/2007/11/08/ODD.Flying.Menac
e/
>
> Florida Dog Owners Fear Flying Menace
> 22 minutes ago
>
> GULF BREEZE, Fla.
>
> Move over coyotes. Some northwest Florida residents are worried
because
> they believe hawks are swooping down from the sky and attacking
their
> small dogs.
>
> Gulf Breeze residents have seen their pets fall victim to coyotes
> before, and the city even sets traps to control their population.
>
> Martha Powers said she began yelling after seeing a large bird
flying
> down toward her dog. The bird turned away. And Caren Gardner
believes
> that her 3-pound Pomeranian was taken by a hawk last year 'within
> minutes' after she let her out to play.
>
> Local veterinarians don't believe pet owners should be too worried
about
> birds flying off with their pets because the problem isn't all
that common.
>
> Doctor Lorrie Rhodus from the Animal Medical Center said she has
seen
> the problem before. She said that three years ago a woman brought
in a
> dog that had been attacked by a hawk.
>
> The owner said the small dog was probably too heavy for the bird
to
> handle, and it dropped the canine. The dog was severly injured and
had
> to undergo surgery, Rhodus said.
>
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