Geese and swans strike out with their heads on those long, strong necks. They can break yer arm! I'm sure they could kill a Yorkie with one strike to the head. We have osprey and eagles and owls here, so we watch the sky a lot. However, it is the sheer numbers of raptors in the south, particularly Florida, that were alarming. We kept Higgins undercover in a screen house there. We have foxes and bobcats and other predetors about, too. So we just want to be right along with the little guy when he's outside.
Talk about fast -- Higgins is OUT the door so fast you can't see him. Unless I am allowing him to go outside with me, I have to pick him up first, go out the door, then reach back inside and put Higgins down inside. He has mastered the front stairs now, too. There are two steps, but he doesn't bother with them anymore -- just launches himself straight off the porch! Gawd, I wish I had 1/10 of that energy!!!! |