Don't ever ever ever let Mr Pooch outside alone---not even for three seconds. Coyotes are clever and stealthy and have been know to observe their target and it's habits and are just waiting for that moment target steps out door and to grab it. Birds of prey do the same thing; you must be ever-vigilant ground level and also look to the sky. Piper dashed out on me just the other morning; it was snowing like crazy (she's not keen on the heavy, wet stuff) and I didn't figure on her split second sprint straight to the middle of the street and then disappearing among houses and cars and bushes and the dang snow and I couldn't see cuz my glasses were all wet...I managed to grab her when her busy little beak got the better of her (thank goodness). No kidding, these little ones are not unlike hyper-active, curious, mobile toddlers; can't trust 'em, can't take your eyes off em, and you'll never love anything like you do these guys!! |