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03-10-2015, 04:45 AM | #1 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Longwood, FL
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| Hawk stalking my babies I need some advice. I have been training Pepper to use pee pads inside to no avail. She has been going outside with Ellie and Wrinkles now for a month or so. I waited until she got all of her shots and spay completed before sending her outside to potty. Yesterday about an hour after all of them came in, what did we find sitting on our fence, a hawk. It was beautiful, but the talons were large. It scares me. How am I suppose to potty train, when I have that out in the back yard? Any suggestions?
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03-10-2015, 05:44 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I think the only thing you can do is to be out there with them at all times, standing in the middle of the yard....unless you can somehow cover a specific area...
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03-10-2015, 06:01 AM | #3 |
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| Google decoy for hawks maybe there is some kind of decoy you can buy, or a canopy in a designated potty area. They sell canopy's with poles that stake to the ground, can be found at Walmarts, or camping store or go on line. You can also build a nice size doggie run for potty area with a canopy, it's not an expensive project.
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03-10-2015, 08:27 AM | #4 |
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| Thanks for everyone's help. I have been going out there with them, but it's still very scary. Pepper is only 4lbs. Ellie is 13lbs. I just don't want anything to happen to them.
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03-10-2015, 08:35 AM | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member | I have reflecting wind chimes in my yard since I heard that hawks don't like reflecting objects. We have hawks and vultures here. I'm not too sure if it's working since Rasta barely goes outside unless it's for walks but please make sure you leash and have a trustworthy harness on at all times when out. |
03-10-2015, 08:39 AM | #6 |
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| You had better not leave them unattended for a second, or you will lose one to that hawk. I have had an owl swoop down within 4 feet of me to get a dog thaqt was standing almost at me feet, on a leash. The covered area is the best solution for you.....I have decoys all over my back yard...owls you can buy, but they must be repositioned faithfully every two-three days or the hawks catch on! |
03-10-2015, 09:53 AM | #7 |
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| I potty pad trained Hannah for this very reason. That hawk will not care about you or the leash if it's hungry. It can take your baby in a split second. Fenced in run with cover may be your only solution. Please don't let your tiny baby outside. Hawks can even grab your bigger pups! Be careful!!!
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03-10-2015, 10:06 AM | #8 |
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| I have a 100' x 100' fenced in yard and I will not let Bentley out without me and he is on a leash. I keep an eye on the sky to see if anything is flying. Recently, I have seen a Bald Eagle and now have to look for them too. So please be vigilant in keeping your dogs safe with whatever method you decide to do.
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03-10-2015, 10:20 AM | #10 |
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| We have owls,hawks, falcons and eagles where I live, I see them sitting on elec. pole on the highways mainly at open fields, looking for prey (not the owls). I am fortunate that my house is surrounded by 150 feet high Oak trees, no way to swoop and grab. When I walk him the roads are wide with no tree protection so I have to watch the sky as well as watch for dogs lol. Cody is 12.5 Lbs, I think to heavy to be carried away, but talons grabbing then releasing would shred him to ribbons.
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03-10-2015, 10:24 AM | #11 |
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| We never let Max or Sasha out unattended. Too many unseen dangers. |
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03-10-2015, 11:10 AM | #13 |
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| I have a covered pool area. I think that I am going to just let them potty there. Any good ideas on what to use since Ellie is used to going on grass?
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03-10-2015, 02:00 PM | #14 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Since she is used to going on grass there are indoor potty pads that incorporate artifical/real grass. Fresh Patch is one it's about $50 on Amazon and you'd have to reorder turf or go to your local Home Depot and make one yourself. The latter may be more cost effective. All you would need is the grass real or artificial and some type of box to place it in. Replace the grass mats as you see fit. |
03-10-2015, 03:24 PM | #15 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Lake Geneva, WI
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| We've had drought conditions in Nevada, food is scarce and predators are coming into residential neighborhoods. The other day when I was shopping (with Piper) a woman approached me with tears in her eyes and said her neighbor had just lost her tiny Yorkie to a hawk. The Yorkie had barely stepped outside when he was grabbed. I just can't imagine it...Please be ever so careful. |
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