There are coyotes, hawks, and owls where I live.
I personally - am almost as afraid with my dog on a leash.
I was in my sister's yard one afternoon when a hawk came from behind me going 100 miles an hour (and actually brushed through my hair) to get a small baby quail that was only a few feet in front of me. It had been hanging around for a while and knew I was there - and this didn't stop it at all.
Because of this, I know for a fact that my being close to my Yorkie wouldn't keep a hawk from diving for it. And, I can't see a reason in the world why my pup being on a leash would stop a hawk. It probably wouldn't even know the leash was there.
It is certainly a worry for me. This is just one more reason that I'm glad my Yorkie has a couple extra pounds on him. He weighs 8 1/2 pounds - and may be a little large for some of the smaller hawks around here - but, then again, some of the hawks around my house aren't all that small.
I wouldn't hesitate to kill a hawk if it went after my dog...and I'd be willing to pay any consequences. But since I have no gun, and wouldn't know how to shoot one if I did, the only thing I can ever do to a hawk is yell and scream and try and chase it away..... And, they are so fast, this wouldn't work anyway.
Carol Jean
Carol Jean |