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Jackson caught a BIRD! OMG! Scared the poop outta me. I'm in Maryland, stuck in this snow storm, we've got over 2 feet of snow by now. Certain areas are up to almost 4 feet because of snow drifts. So we've been letting the dogs (I'm stuck at my dad's house with Jackson and their 2 dogs) on the porch. Somehow, 2 birds got into the porch and were stuck in there and we didn't know. So the dogs were going nuts in the porch trying to after them, and we're trying to get all 3 dogs back in the house. All the sudden.... Jackson's got a BIRD IN HIS MOUTH! :p Like a freakin' Retriever or something. I went "JACKSON, NO!" and he was just going back and forth (the porch isn't very big) and he finally dropped it, I thought the bird was dead but it quickly flew up onto a ledge on our porch. I couldn't believe my 12lb Yorkie had actually hunted a bird, and caught it in mid-air! It was a baby bird but still. In all seriousness, don't birds carry diseases and stuff? Should I be worried about that? :confused: |
EEEEEEEW! BUT, congratulations to Jackson. ;) |
Well I guess Jackson is a "bird dog"!!!! :) Not doubt about it, he is one talented dog!!!! But I think I would give my congratulations to the bird. He/she is the lucky one!!!! It got away!!! |
Wow, good instincts, Joey chases them, but never comes close to catching them. Birds do carry disease, but if there's nothing special going around in your area, I imagine it's ok. Glad your story had a happy ending! |
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Wow, that is pretty neat! I think he'll be ok regarding the disease, my mom used to tie our cat outside and she caught birds all the time, now many years later, she is still alive and healthy. Too bad you didn't get a picture! |
It's from all his flying frisbee catching! We've been practicing with Nala with snowballs....she just chases them, pounces on them, and eats them:) Maybe one day next week puppy playdate:) |
Well! For a bird to be flying around in this blizzard... it has to be a healthy bird or it would be dead by now. Probably worst fear would be if he ate the bird, which he didn't, yet, so I don't think you have to worry...:D Just learned: I have a very smart yorkie...let them out and back in... by the time I got to her to dry her off from all the snow...she was sitting in front of the pellet stove drying herself! Oh and sooo funny... when first let out she stuck her head through the doggy door into a wall of snow and went to the other doggy door and did it again! Looked like a big snowball stuck on a yorkie body!:eek: My new pup rolls in the snow like most roll in the grass or leaves.??? I know, where was my camera????? |
Poor birdie - but it's natural for them to do this - Both mine have caught them in mid air back when I had a nice fenced in yard (different times - same result - neither bird made it) I was lucky I was right there - so never saw anything gruesome. while I felt bad for the birds - I don't think they would have considered them a meal - it was more of a "Hey mom - Look what I did !" kind of thing - they ran around the yard very proud of themselves ....I hated laughing but it was like they discovered a real live squeaky toy. |
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And wow, you've got some talented doggies. I don't know if he could catch one in the fenced in yard. I just felt bad for the bird -- I didn't want him to kill it! haha! |
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I know we highjacked Jackson's thread here a little, sorry about that - but this had me LOL! Too funny. |
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Even 'though the soft side of me says "awwwwww poor little birdy", the yorkie mama side of me says "way to go Jackson" lol...What a guy lol... |
Sunshine got a bird last year . But his real prey seem to be any rodents . He was about 6 months old and got a baby bunny that wandered into his enclosure . And he goes nuts on the moles and voles in the yard , I think he has got 2 or 3 of them now. He sure is proud when he hunts something up . |
Well... if it moves, it's his right??? Isn't that the yorikie rule? lol! Good catch Jackson! |
Good job Jackson... The instinct kick in and I think this is pretty cool. Dog are supposed to hunt... But on the other side, I am for sure glad the bird is ok . |
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Yeah, I was proud of him after the fact, hehe. :D |
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Caught it in the air, wow! Jackson is seriously an athelete!!! :) |
Jackson and Gizmo should get together and go bird hunting! Gizmo did the same thing last summer. I go to check on him in the backyard and there he is with a live bird in his mouth:eek:! He would periodically bring in dead baby birds so I wasn't too shocked when I seen he had a LIVE bird in his mouth. I had called my vet and she said it was nothing to be worried about. I was worried about diseases too! |
LOL! Sugar only barks at birds, she never get one herself :p |
Way to go Jackson! Glad the bird got away though. Prissy brought a bat head to us one day......needless to say we weren't thrilled. Bats are known to carry rabies. I called the vet and as Ripley says "Believe it or Not" we had to ship the bird to Little Rock, AR to have the head tested. We actually had to pick up the container and buy a BUS TICKET for this bats head to go to Little Rock. Now that was wierd! The test came back negative, but I would have done it again, because Prissy had actually been chewing on that thing. UGH!!! Sorry, didn't mean to rob your post, but when I read this, this was the first thing that popped into my mind. It was a horrible time until we got the results back on the bats head. Unfortunately, I think my girls would eat a live frog if they ever catch one.............. |
Hey Jackson!! This is Edie! You da man! I have been trying to catch a bird for years! Never got one, but i still run after them every chance I get. Do you have any techniques you would care to share with me? My sister, Breezy, has caught a few birds. She is a killer! One was a big, juicy pigeon. What a mess that was! My mama was completely disgusted by that one. Keep up the good work! Edie (the bird hunter) Jones |
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