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My wife has a very small Yorkie, one kilo at seven months old. She loves to run in the yard but we keep a close eye out for eagles when she does and stand nearby. We were sitting on our porch and Asha was under a bench closer to the house as we were sitting more to the edge looking out at the yard.
I heard a sound and turned around to see a large bird about the same size as our dog under the bench, it was some type of falcon. I think it just saw a bit of hair, maybe her foot sticking out and thought it was a mouse or something and flew in for the kill but then was surprised that Asha was as large as she was. The dog ran after it as it flew away. We were pretty amazed that it would fly under our porch while we were sitting there. This tells me that a hawk or eagle may do the same thing so if you own a very small dog be very careful and check the raptors in your area.
On the upside, she has to have surgery for "cherry eye" and it only costs 500 to 850 pesos according to which vet we use. This surgery would cost $800.00 plus in the U.S. Vet care is very cheap here.
I heard a sound and turned around to see a large bird about the same size as our dog under the bench, it was some type of falcon. I think it just saw a bit of hair, maybe her foot sticking out and thought it was a mouse or something and flew in for the kill but then was surprised that Asha was as large as she was. The dog ran after it as it flew away. We were pretty amazed that it would fly under our porch while we were sitting there. This tells me that a hawk or eagle may do the same thing so if you own a very small dog be very careful and check the raptors in your area.
On the upside, she has to have surgery for "cherry eye" and it only costs 500 to 850 pesos according to which vet we use. This surgery would cost $800.00 plus in the U.S. Vet care is very cheap here.