Today I had something very scary happen. I live in the country on 10 acres and my front yard is a little over an acre and has a chain link fence. We have 3 small dachshunds and a larger beagle/basset and we let them out there all the time. They all sleep inside at night but that is their "safe" yard to get exercise and do their business.
Well today all of them were out walking around the yard doing whatever and I happened to be sitting on the front porch watching them and talking to Lucy (she was in the aviary I built for her)
I looked off in the distance and see 2 large hawks up high coming this way and didnt think alot about it but watched them out of curiosity. Then one of them put his wings back and was coming down fast. I look out in the yard and one of the little dachshunds was out in the clear part of the yard. I knew what was up and jumped up and started running that way waving my arms and yelling. The hawk made it to about 10' from my dog before he seen me turned up and away.
My dog was oblivious to what happened but it scared the s*** out of me.
So keep a watch on your babies, this could have turned out ugly.
Sorry so long
Well today all of them were out walking around the yard doing whatever and I happened to be sitting on the front porch watching them and talking to Lucy (she was in the aviary I built for her)
I looked off in the distance and see 2 large hawks up high coming this way and didnt think alot about it but watched them out of curiosity. Then one of them put his wings back and was coming down fast. I look out in the yard and one of the little dachshunds was out in the clear part of the yard. I knew what was up and jumped up and started running that way waving my arms and yelling. The hawk made it to about 10' from my dog before he seen me turned up and away.
My dog was oblivious to what happened but it scared the s*** out of me.
So keep a watch on your babies, this could have turned out ugly.
Sorry so long