Opossums are not vicious. They look very scary but they have very little in the way of being able to defend themselves. They are slow movers and scavengers. They usually end up on the worse end of a dog fight. Foxes like to use them as a meal when they can find them. Coyotes also take advantage of their inability to fight.
Your dog probably would have not had much of a fight from a baby Opossum although of course it is something you certainly want to avoid. It sounds like your little guy has all of his terrier attributes working at 100%! |