Bella as Prey!
 

Well, Bella had a very close call yesterday. I was out of town with dd & her girlfriends for an early birthday celebration. DH was @home watching the games. He said Bella was crying to go outside so he let her for a little while. Shortly after, he heard a sound like wings flapping & fluttering in flight. Turned around & saw a huge hawk (which wasn't at all intimidated by his presence a few feet away).:eek: Yes, thankfully dh scooped Bella up & went inside, grabbed the camera & this is what was still lurking around in our backyard.

Needless to say, even though our backyard is fenced in......no more free run & play for Bella.:(

Pls be safe out there!:aimeeyork

:eek: Oh my gosh! Thank the LORD he didnt get your baby! We have hawks here too, Pnut is never without a leash or in arms reach when he is outside!

Ack! That is SCARY!

I know that was scary!! We have a couple that patrol our land too. Gotta watch them babies.

Sure is scarey. Hubby and I were just talking about turkey vultures today, as they nest on a lake we like to go Just another reminder to always look up as well as around.

OMgosh....that scares me to death here too. We have big bird here, but I can't tell if they are hawks for buzzards. All I know is that worry me to death, that for sure.

OMG! I am so glad bella is ok!!! is there any way to chase the hawk away :(

Thank Goodness we only have seagulls, pigeons, and maybe an occasional crow as far as big birds. Most of our birds are blue jays cardnals, sparrows and starlings. Although I still watch the puppies when they go out even in a closed in back yard

How scary. I am glad your DH heard in time.

I promise you, New York has Hawks and Owls. We had a YT member who saw one snatch up a small dog took it to a tree and ate it right in front of them alive. And this was in NY...Please be careful.

Thanks for the well wishes for Bella. No, I don't think there is anything we can do from what I've read. And there are so "many" sad stories about the dangers like this for our babies.
This was interesting where someone posted about carrying a noise maker of some sort while walking your babies.
A hawk tried to grab my dog. - Raptors Forum - GardenWeb

Thank goodness she's ok!!! That is scary!!!

Thankfully your hubby wasn't in the bath room or in another part of the house where he wouldn't have heard the flapping of wings. Birds of prey are everywhere, and even owls are out during the day looking for small game.

That is so scary! Thats a big wake up call for me. I used to let my pup go outside by herself all the time! Not anymore!

Bella was not outside by herself. We would never do that. My husband was in the fenced-in backyard with her. This did not intimidate the hawk however.

Bella, you and DH be on the lookout in case that hungry hawk comes back cruising in your neighborhood!

I read that Mesquite has had coyotes in the more remote areas recently and I have to watch Tibbe constantly too when he's out but gosh, when something comes out of the sky, it is hard to be prepared for that!

How scary! I'm glad to hear that everything ended up fine... That must have been horrifying!

Oh no! We have them too, but I thought they only ate carion!!!!:eek:
Would they really go after one of our furbutts?

I am so glad you have such a great dh... and he watched out for your baby so well......

Yes, I have heard of Yorkies and other small dogs being taken off by large birds, coyotes, etc. and in case it is true, I just watch watch watch.

Wow, glad it all turned out okay and dh was able to scoop Bella up to safety. There are all kinds of dangers for these little guys aren't there! :(

SCARY, SCARY, SCARY! :eek:

So glad she is ok! Love her name. :p

SAME HERE, we have buzzards too, but that's why we alway "look alive" when we see them in the sky:p

Thanks for the warning. I don't let the dogs go out alone but I can honestly say that living on Long Island I've never seen anything big. I think the chances are finding Hawks and Owls are more likely upstate, but as I said thanks for the warning and I will surely keep a closer watch on my babies when they're outside.

Yes, and then there's the people that appear out of no where who want your baby. Several months after I got Tibbe, I was watching him from inside the utility porch through the open back door as it was cold outside. A small car came down the alley, slowed by our yard, the several adult inhabitants all looked at Tibbe and it sped on. I called Tibbe in and about 2 1/2 hours that same day, he was back out again and believe it or not, the car drove back by. I thought it strange but stayed there just inside the utility porch as Tibbe raced around the yard playing in the cold outside air. Within about 45 seconds, the car came backing fast down the alley, skids to a stop by my back fence and 2 of the people start getting out of the backseat of the car! I came through the back door onto the back porch calling Tibbe to "Come" and walking on my cane right toward them as fast as I could, I guess with eyes flashing and smoke blowing from my nostrils. The lady and the man looked at me (coming toward them as fast as I could) with these just deadpan faces, stopped in unison, turned and quickly scooted back around the back of the car, got in it and the driver sped off. Tibbe had gone to the back porch after I called as I think he was unsure of what was going on. I got him inside and called the Mesquite Police Department and reported the incident, gave a description of the car and people and asked them to be on the outlook for possible dognappers in our small city. I think if these people had just been stopping to admire Tibbe, they would not have rushed off as soon as I appeared. Needless to say, I keep a sharp eye on Tibbe for all kinds of hunters.

We were shopping one day over in the Apalachicola area and a gentleman came up to comment about our tiny yorkie. He asked if we heard what happened the week before and we said, no, what? And he proceeded to tell us that a lady had her little poodle out on the sidewalk and a hawk or eagle (can't remember which) came down and took the poodle. He was warning us to be very careful. Also, I have heard of bigger dogs being carried off by these large birds. We keep our eyes peeled any time that we take our yorkies out and never let out without us...this is one reason we pee pad train ours. So glad your DH saw the bird!!

So glad to hear all is well with Bella! It is scary to be sure. I have a 100' X 100' fenced in yard and I am always out there when my Boxer and Yorkie are out. I've been hearing too many stories of these hawks, owls, eagles or whatever. I am always looking around to see if there is anything circling and into the trees for anything. Someone told me once that Turkey Buzzards don't come after live things...I still don't trust any large bird.

Absolutely! Bella weighs 8 lbs too. Today, Bella was definitely on a leash while going outside in our own fenced-in backyard along with my granpuppy Cole.

I\'m so very glad Bella is safe. I know when I\'m out with my lil girl that my head is on a swivel. You just never know. I\'m lucky here, because I can see all around us. They can sneak up on you, because they are so fast! Anyway, thankfully your lil one is safe. I know that scared him.