One night before we had Roxie a few years back, we heard some loud squealing outside. Thought maybe it was our cat (all 20 lbs. of him). But an owl had swooped down on a rabbit. I didn't know rabbits could squeal like that. I've never really seen them during the day because I think owl's are noc-ternal. So for that owl to be flying around during the day sounds odd to me. But maybe they do? I'm not even sure if the owl picked up the rabbit or just came down on it in the yard. I just know that if it will go after a rabbit for food it might see a small enough dog as prey too. Just always err on the side of caution.
Yesterday hubby and I were outside when he was home for lunch. He's a falconer so knows his hawks. He saw a cooper's hawk flying around and I decided to make Roxie go inside, hubby said those mostly just eat mice and stuff like that. I don't care to take any chances. I've seen what some of these hawks and falcons can do and my roxie isn't going to be someones lunch.
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