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Originally Posted by fanatic4yorkies  Officials warning Cuyahoga County residents about coyotes in the area | fox8.com
After hearing about the above Yorkie being taken by a coyote so close to the owner, I am becoming extremely paranoid about having my babies outside. They are paper-trained and do not go out in winter, but they really enjoy running in the fenced-in yard in summer (I have seen eagles and coyotes in the area). DH says I should just let them be dogs, but my heart just about stops even thinking about something happening. I told DH that I would like to put them into something similar to a hamster exercise ball when they are outside, and he just rolls his eyes - probably because he knows I'm not quite joking! 
Does anyone else feel like this, or is it just me?  |
This attitude will get your yorkie taken by a wild animal....this is EXACTLY what that idiot of an ex husband....notice I said EX-HUSBAND.....told me years ago....and I watched totally transfixed in horror as my precious, beloved, beautiful little Chihuahua was carried off in the savage clutches of an owl/hawk.....all I see in my mind is my tiny baby savaged by some damn bird the size of a flying Beagle dog....snatched from my back yard as I stood within 15 feet of her for her to pee......that was back in 1974, and I have NEVER gotten that out of my mind's eyesight....
Then my brother had a very dear friend and his wife.... had a precious weenie dog.....I used to warn them about just this thing.....they thought I was crazy, over protective, etc, etc, etc.....until it happened one day to them and their precious little weenie dog was viciously snatched from their fenced in back yard, while they sat on the deck, sipping coffee.....and their little weenie dog was running around, joyously playing in the back yard, steps from them....a coyote cleared their 6 foot redwood fence, snatched the little dog that was transfixed in terror, and darted back over the fence with their little dog in his grasp......
You can learn from other people's horror stories, or you can experience it for yourself.....but I can assure you, it is something you will see in your mind for the rest of your life....