[KimInMD]

Kathy, So glad your babies are alright. Two years ago I watched from my kitchen window as a juvenile Red Tail Hawk tried to pick up and carry off a very large old groundhog. He was too heavy and feisty for the young, inexperienced raptor, and the groundhog put up one heck of a good fight, but it taught me a valuable lesson. Raptors and falcons can even be found in the city. For those with teapot Yorkies, don't think you are safe. Those sharp talons and beaks can inflict horrible damage, even if you baby is too big to carry away. And by the way, a lady applied at our rescue for a Silky I was fostering. She watched in horror as her last Silky was carried off by a raptor. And no one mentioned foxes. In the spring we see so many bunnies everywhere around the neighborhood. By late summer they are almost gone. I don't mean to start trouble, but I just don't understand folks that use doggie doors, or leave their babies out in the yard unattended. It's not fun to go outside when it's cold, wet, dark, or snowy, but it's too dangerous not to. Gates left open, thieves, and predators are a scary reality no matter where you live.