I live in TN in the mountains and see hawks daily, so I keep my girls
under the cover of the roof over my deck. It may be a rare thing to
happen, but it would only take 1 time to break my heart. Better to be
safe than sorry, and I had not thought of it till a friend said
something to me. So when I came across this story, I sent it to let
u'all know.
Blessings to u and your's :-)
Addy
Roxanne wrote:
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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