Out with the 4 dogs this morning, 1 of whom is a rat terrier, only about 8-9 lbs, so she doesn't go out unless one of us is with her. I'm standing in the clear, with rat terrier about 6' to my right. I'm daydreaming - it's peaceful, I can see the horses, the dogs are hanging, totally enjoying the moment. Suddenly something goes 'WHOOSH'!!! to my left - three hawks about 2' to my left on an angle off my left shoulder, going as fast as a super tanker on the highway. I could have reached out and touched them. Holy cr***p!!!
The only thing I can think is that they were gunning for my rat terrier and realized I was there at the last minute so they veered off. There were 5 hawks total - 2 adult and 3 juvenile. 2 juveniles were circling above and the other three came in for the hunt. Guessing this was a hunting lesson - and really glad my dog wasn't the object of the lesson. What was interesting was there was no cry, no 'talk', no sound whatsoever. We've relied on the hawk cry to bring the dogs in until now. Clearly, that didn't work in this situation.
After the initial dive, they circled in close - I grabbed my dog, covered her with my jacket and ran for the door. I was pretty sure they would have gone for her otherwise. Just glad my dog is safe in the house -
The only thing I can think is that they were gunning for my rat terrier and realized I was there at the last minute so they veered off. There were 5 hawks total - 2 adult and 3 juvenile. 2 juveniles were circling above and the other three came in for the hunt. Guessing this was a hunting lesson - and really glad my dog wasn't the object of the lesson. What was interesting was there was no cry, no 'talk', no sound whatsoever. We've relied on the hawk cry to bring the dogs in until now. Clearly, that didn't work in this situation.
After the initial dive, they circled in close - I grabbed my dog, covered her with my jacket and ran for the door. I was pretty sure they would have gone for her otherwise. Just glad my dog is safe in the house -
