Enemy of my Yorkie -- Hungry Hawk

[Gigi2010]

I am glad to read this story because I always wondered about things like that happening to my Yorkie. mine is only 2.5 lbs so I worry about bats at night and these larger birds that fly around in backyard in Japan.
I will definitely be more watchful!

[jencar98]

Originally Posted by citygirl123

I don't know if the story is true or not. But I can't stand in judgement on this one. I know it is illegal to kill a hawk, but come on people if it was your furbaby or a hawk...Kill the hawk.

One of the posters said it right...the law wouldn't care if it was your animal that was killed.

I'm not for cruelty to anything, but I think I would protect my own just like a mother bear!

I agree about not knowing if this is a true story or not. Also agree if the hawk was an eminent threat, the hawk would die before one of my dogs. But that wasn't the case in this situation

Hawks are capable of carrying off a small dog, I've read true stories of that happening. I just think you have to protect your pet by some other means, if at all possible.

Shamrocks hubby......that was an capturing story.....now go buy your wife something sweet to make up for hijacking her account

[JESSY_RN2B]

If this story is true, and my pet was in danger.........id shoot the nawk as well; however, I dont think the bird would have been that dumb to attack him with you at your dogs side. He should have been surpervised colsely outside. Hawks are predators and you cant blame it.

If he would have attempted to attack with uou present, id shoot it too. Otherwise, no.

[susan lynn]

I really enjoyed the story about Noo-Noo, I really think you should be writing Romance books, great job. Sorry your wife is mad at you. Maybe you can make it up to her with a trip to the romantic beaches in Mexico.

[Mollysmom411999]

Originally Posted by chachi

I wouldnt have killed the hawk its illegal. I just wouldnt have let my yorkie out without me being on the other end of the leash. It could have been a big dog or a coyote. You cant just kill any potential preditor. It is sad your neighbor lost his cats but he took that and other risks when he allowed them to roam outside

Thankyou well said!!!!! I have 5 Parrots, all capable of doing damage to my yorkies but I constantly supervise, never out alone together! I'm heart sick. Sorry I'm done.....

[Bitsy]

For the record....I don't believe the story of the OP for one second.

[Taryn0405]

We have hawks here, but common sense takes over for me and I'm by my baby's side regardless if I see a hawk or not.

I'm all for defending yourself and God giving dominion over animals, however it's like going into an ocean and blaming a shark for attacking you. No offence, but you went into the hawk's territory. You're in the country, his turf. Therefore, you are the one responsible for making sure your baby is safe in his turf.

The hawk was doing what his instincts tell him i.e. small prey = food. Also, I was reading the story and noticed that you said the hawk flew into a tree. So, if I come a swinging down from your pine tree and look at the Yorkie, are you going to shoot me as well?

A little over dramatic, but still. Use your brain! I hope the DNR doesn't slap your ignorant butt with a fine for killing a protected species, but hey may it'll teach you a lesson.

Take some responsibility into your own hands, watch your baby while in a rural area (duh) and hope to God a snake, you know the snake that the hawk could have caught and killed, doesn't go after your baby.

*shakes head in disgust*

[ErinsWhitney]

I don't believe a word of the original story either, but I know that hawks can kill and fly a distance with a 5lb dog, and I also know that if one were after my 5lb baby, it would be it's last flight. We have a pretty big one that lights in an oak in our .25 acre yard right in town. Whitney is never out alone...precautions of course. Osprey are also an issue around here, and my MIL had to fight one off of her 5lb shorkie while she was taking her out to potty in her yard, so I still feel uneasy when I see it, even when she's on her leash. I'd feel sick if one swooped on her, and I wouldn't be above killing it and burying it to hide the evidence.

[Beer Belly]

I am a registered Bar 9 Sharpshooter....I would have sniped that bird right out of the tree....any threat to my boys will be taken care of

[moshes_human]

Originally Posted by shamrocks

I will let my husband share our experience:

Finding warmth in the gentle breeze, our baby, Noo-noo, was curled up in a little furry ball on my wife’s lap. Noo-noo was a rescue Yorkie that we had picked a few years earlier in Boston. She was pulled from a burning puppy mill by an orphan boy just moments before the licking flames of the blaze consumed her.

I turned to look at her. It seems, my wife, caught up in the romantic evening just moments before, forgot that she was allergic to margarita salt. Her lips were swollen so badly that they looked like Mick Jagger was attacked with a bicycle pump filled with collagen!

Then it happened… I soiled myself. The pungent smell of man fear repelled the hellish creature back into the night. My wife and I buried our beloved, little Noo-noo on the beach that night, an empty margarita glass taking on the role as a tiny, salty tombstone. RIP Noo-noo

Thanks to the above I may have to replace my keyboard. Diet coke is all over it.

[manolos mom]

Originally Posted by MaggiesDaddy

I post this under emergencies as if you were calmly waiting for your baby to do her business in the yard and then see a shadow quickly get bigger and as you look up you see your baby in the clutches of a huge bird now flying away to never be seen again. Yes this is a very real reality I have almost faced last week. I live in the country with a 18 acre open front yard overlooking a lake. The tall trees nearby are perfect perches for predator hawks. When my neighbor told me his 6 cats disappeared over 2 weeks he assumed a differtent type of predator coming in at night, cototes maybe. Then he say the hawk come down in a flash and swoop away with his momma cat weighing 13 lbs. So of course I became a paranoid daddy keeping my beautiful best friend 3 year old Maggie who weighs 4 lbs with flowing silky fur. After watching for a month it finally happend, the hawk was circling my house eyeballing my Maggie for two days. Think of it!! To helplessly watch your little best friend be carried away to some nest and dismembered alive beginning with the eyeballs!! Yes the ultimate Nightmare!! I have had nightmares over and over ever since my neighbor told me his experience. I decided to take action and obtained a long barrel shotgun. After the hawk flew down in the deadly approach I was spotted so it landed about 40' away in the top of a tree. Later that evening I saw it circling the house and I knew it would not let up until it got my Maggie so I patiently waited to end this once and for all. It was flying chasing a buzzard right on its tail for some reason about 100' away along the tree line. I aimed about 4' in front of him and pulled the trigger. Bang!! He instantly fell in a spiral and landed in the woods. I ran to look and he was just sitting there staring at me with it's wings spread wide. No blood, no feathers, he was perfectly fine. Well what do I do now? I had a serious decision to make. I am face to face 5' away from a healthy Hawk with a 4' wingspan. His eyes blinking at me and wings wide I knew he was created by God to kill and eat small animals. It was him or my baby so I made my decision. I hit him on the head a few times with the barrel of my gun thinking I killed him. I walked back to the garage and got my dog leash to lasso his feet and carry him off to bury. Well as I lassoed his razor sharp claws suddenly he jumped up and was perfectly fine again. I was scared to freakin death!! Now I have a hawk on a dog leash flying around my head like a living kite. I did not know what to do so I ran and ran and ran until I got to my house. I tied the leash to my porch column and went and got my wife. Do we call the law? Now we realize it is probably illegal to hurt a hawk. But come on, what if they take it and just let it go. We will never have any peace not knowing if we he will fly back to his nest nearby. My wife was so distraught and said to me, "If that bird kills our child I will never forgive you." I did not hesitate, it was a fathers duty to protect his child no matter the cost. I thought it more humane to use a .22. I thought a small hole through the brain with a high velocity bullet would cause the brain to explode and liquify without any mess. Was I ever WRONG!! I put the barrel to the birds head, pulled the trigger, and what resulted was a flopping slinging blood mess covering everything within a 5' diameter. After the quick death I felt the claws --- literally sharp as needles. The beak -- literally designed to rip, tear, break bones, and pick every bit of flesh from a living being. I sat down contemplated my actions. I was so torn between right and wrong, was I right or wrong? It took me a few days to firmly conclude I did what had to be done. I had no choice. I am a grown man who made a decision that was best for me and our baby. We cannot trust our law enforcement agencies with every little thing. They would possibly save the life of the bird but I would never have the matter settled and know that I know the creature who chose to target Maggie could Never make the possibility a tragedy come about. I hear they travel in pairs so I will still be keeping an eye to the sky. I am not asking anyone their opinion of if what I did was right or wrong. But I am asking you to keep your eyes open to predators who stalk and wait for small animals no matter how cute or how much you love them. Just ask my neighbor who lost a total of 7 beloved cats and now lives with the nightmare of actually seeing his baby fly away screaming to its miserable and slow torturous death. If you dont live in the city like I, the very real possibility is hiding and waiting for your little precious.

I am glad you killed it. My friend had the same experience except it was one of her Yorkies that got eaten alive. It doesn't matter if you live in the country or city, hawks and owls are everywhere. Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands. Good for you...

[Gingergirlsmom]

Owl swoops down to attack dog on leash | NWCN.com | Washington News

Staying by your dogs side doesn't guarantee safety. Anyone remember the guy who posted a few years ago after his yorkie (who was on the end of a leash) was taken by a coyote?

I am always afraid of something taking off with one of my two, and they are giants compared to a 4 lb baby. If any wild animal were stalking my babies, I think I'd happily send dh out to eliminate the risk.

[shodanusmc]

We have hawks and owls here. We never let the dogs outside alone except Carlo. I would love to see the bird that could carry 135 pounds away. We also have Coyotes and other critters in the woods here. If I shot a protected species, and I would if I felt it was a danger to a family pet, I would not go writing it up on YT. I learned that from one of my old Wild Hog adventures. Next you will tell me you kill TX Fire Ants!

[Ringo1]

Originally Posted by megansmomma

I can't believe it! Look what I found in my backyard.

HAHAHahahahaha. Too bad the picture didn't copy over. This gave me my first laugh out loud today.

[Baroness]

Originally Posted by Grendel

Yes they can kill your pet, but a 15 lb animal could not fly off with your 8 lb pet. How far could you walk carrying something 1/2 your weight? Think about that then think about flying off with it, which would take much more effort.

Read the stories, they can carry it long enough to remove it from your yard and drop it where they can feed. When BIG birds are around (hawks, eagles, owls) you don't NEVER SAY NEVER...