No, but does chasing a dog in a dress count?
Years ago I had a HUGE Husky, and she was notorious for bolting and running when she got the chance. She thought it was a wonderful game, and would easily outrun me. When this happened at home, I would have to give up and wait for her to come back. Well one time this happened at a very busy Walmart. I was in an ankle length white dress, and had a friend with me. My friend went to grab a bag of soil from their parking lot that we had just purchased, and left the van door open so he could load the bag of soil. Just as I realized he had left the door open, Pepper jumped out and began running across the huge parking lot. This particular Walmart was RIGHT next to the highway, so I was absolutely petrified. I began chasing her in the pouring rain, in my full length white dress. She thought this was an excellent game, but I didn't dare not chase her, because I was so afraid she would run out onto the highway, so I tried to chase her in a way to steer her inward toward the lot and away from the highway.
At one point she stopped to drink from a big puddle. I made a dive to grab he caller, missed her and landed face down in the puddle. I kept on, eventually slowing to a walk and almost crying from the fear of her getting hit. It was amazing how many people drove right by me, slowing down to watch the show, and then continued on. Some didn't even slow down. One guy drove by in a truck, slowed down, checked out what was going on and then kept on. A few minutes later he came back. My HERO of the day, he had the BRILLIANT thought to go into the Walmart, where there was a McDonald's, bought a cheeseburger and came back out. He simply got out of his truck, knelt down and held out the cheeseburger patiently. Her sense of smell must have been amazing, because she quickly realized what he had and started approaching cautiously. He sat there patiently.
After several minutes, she finally approached, sniffed it and he petted her but made no attempt to grab her. I stood there, soaking wet in my white dress, staring and thinking "grab her! grab her!", but instead he just patted her and let her eat the entire burger from his hand. Only when she finished it did he very casually take her collar and led her over to me. I hugged him and was SO THANKFUL. At that time Pepper wasn't yet trained, and she absolutely would have run into the highway.
Hope I didn't get too off track from your hawk story, but as soon as I read it I thought of that story.
Years ago I had a HUGE Husky, and she was notorious for bolting and running when she got the chance. She thought it was a wonderful game, and would easily outrun me. When this happened at home, I would have to give up and wait for her to come back. Well one time this happened at a very busy Walmart. I was in an ankle length white dress, and had a friend with me. My friend went to grab a bag of soil from their parking lot that we had just purchased, and left the van door open so he could load the bag of soil. Just as I realized he had left the door open, Pepper jumped out and began running across the huge parking lot. This particular Walmart was RIGHT next to the highway, so I was absolutely petrified. I began chasing her in the pouring rain, in my full length white dress. She thought this was an excellent game, but I didn't dare not chase her, because I was so afraid she would run out onto the highway, so I tried to chase her in a way to steer her inward toward the lot and away from the highway.
At one point she stopped to drink from a big puddle. I made a dive to grab he caller, missed her and landed face down in the puddle. I kept on, eventually slowing to a walk and almost crying from the fear of her getting hit. It was amazing how many people drove right by me, slowing down to watch the show, and then continued on. Some didn't even slow down. One guy drove by in a truck, slowed down, checked out what was going on and then kept on. A few minutes later he came back. My HERO of the day, he had the BRILLIANT thought to go into the Walmart, where there was a McDonald's, bought a cheeseburger and came back out. He simply got out of his truck, knelt down and held out the cheeseburger patiently. Her sense of smell must have been amazing, because she quickly realized what he had and started approaching cautiously. He sat there patiently.
After several minutes, she finally approached, sniffed it and he petted her but made no attempt to grab her. I stood there, soaking wet in my white dress, staring and thinking "grab her! grab her!", but instead he just patted her and let her eat the entire burger from his hand. Only when she finished it did he very casually take her collar and led her over to me. I hugged him and was SO THANKFUL. At that time Pepper wasn't yet trained, and she absolutely would have run into the highway.
Hope I didn't get too off track from your hawk story, but as soon as I read it I thought of that story.
