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06-23-2009, 07:43 PM | #1 |
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| What size/weight is too big for a hawk to grab a Yorkie? On this site I have heard about hawks loving these little cute dogs also. But are these only the real tiny ones like the pups. Would they grab a full adult? I have many hawks in my area so I would really like to know how concerned I should be |
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06-23-2009, 07:50 PM | #3 |
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| I suppose the larger the hawk the larger the animal it can grab
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06-24-2009, 02:56 AM | #4 |
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| I have heard of one picking up larger dogs..(a Lhasa)....... unless it is > 20#, I would keep watch.
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06-24-2009, 04:50 AM | #5 |
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| Again, depending on the size of the bird and its level of hunger, believe me its not unknown for them to go for Lambs. |
06-24-2009, 05:03 AM | #6 |
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| How scary!
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06-24-2009, 05:08 AM | #7 |
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| I have posted in the past about my unending trouble with hawks. To a hawk, a yorkie looks like a rabbit, a big mouse or just plain FOOD! I have looked all over the web for ways to protect my dogs from the "devil birds" but the only thing I have found, is be out there with them at all times! I cant tell you how many close calls I have had even when I am out with them. Hawks have very little fear as they are predators and I have had them dive bomb ME! When they are nesting and raising young, they are all the more dangerous, especially to a 3-4 pound dog. Mother nature is a fascinating thing....I have learned to listen to the trees now, the jays and the doves will always tell you if a hawk is nearby. Hawks will raid nests and the jays go CRAZY and "scream" when a hawk is within 100 yards of their nest. The jays r never wrong. There is a difference in the calls of the jays....when they are just being social its a more relaxed twill, but when its a hawk...its excited and panicky. I dont know if this will help you, but it has been the best protection I have found so far besides enclosing a pen for my 3 babies. Good Luck!!
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06-24-2009, 06:06 AM | #8 | |
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06-24-2009, 06:23 AM | #9 |
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| Thanks! I was wondering if they had these and planned a trip to check.
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06-24-2009, 08:20 AM | #10 |
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06-24-2009, 08:24 AM | #11 |
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| Better safe than sorry! I am constantly nagging my husband about keeping an eye on Cooper. He always laughed at my ranting about the hawks. Well, we rented a summer house that had a large grass area. We were all lounging around and Cooper was having a ball racing around the lawn. All of a sudden we looked up and there were several hawks circling Cooper! I shrieked and picked Cooper up. My husband doesn't laugh anymore and he keeps a very close eye on Cooper!
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06-24-2009, 10:48 AM | #12 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | I think there was an article about an owl trying to make off with a 10+ pound yorkie. Fortunately, the yorkie was too heavy. Still, the owl tried!
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