WARNING TO SMALL DOG PARENTS: Snowy Owls

There is an arctic owl called the Snowy Owl that has migrated to this area that sees small dogs as prey! My Woofie's client 15 lb Jack Russell was picked up OUT of the back yard by an owl and dropped when he struggled enough. He was BADLY injured with internal injuries and lacerations. This attack happened in the Village of Waxpool.

It is NOT nocturnal- it hunts day and night, and has a a singular "hooot" vs. the "hoo-hoo" that you normally hear. I have heard this owl in the trees near my house in the Broadlands. It will be here at least until the spring- March or April. This is a picture of the ACTUAL owl that attacked him. There's more than one around here and they are fedrrally protected.

PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO with your friends with small dogs- this beast of an owl can carry and fly with FOUR TIMES its own weight. I friggin HATE owls.

 

Aren't Jack Russels hunters too?

 

yep. my clients dog fought and "won" even though he's badly injured. From the air the owl must have thought- hmmmm- FAT rabbit.

 

It is ironic that many animals are now hunting in residential areas.
Deer love all that landscaping.
Birds and rodent-type animals love all that loose trash
And now predator animals (owls, coyotes) love all those small pets. And how nice that they are "caged" up in a fenced yard!

 

Sorry to hear about the Jack Russel. There was a good episode recently on PBS nature on snowy owls.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/magic-of-the-snowy-owl/full-episode/7963/

 

And I'm sure the animals are saying "how ironic that all these humans are living in our habitats and building those committee cutter soulless houses..." lol

 

They are even in DC, hard to imagine

http://dcist.com/2014/01/spotted_a_snowy_owl_in_downtown_dc.php

 

Yes, but in DC, there are larger predators, such a the ever-dangerous Metrobus:
http://dcist.com/2014/01/mcpherson_square_snowy_owl_reported.php

In all seriousness though, I hope the dog recovers.

 

Ashburn Pup's Snowy Owl Attack Cited As Most Unusual Pet Insurance Claim

http://www.leesburgtoday.com/news/a...cle_3040162c-9f05-11e3-8f74-001a4bcf887a.html