[Annie66]

Originally Posted by blueash

Can we please stop with the recurring scare story of eagles and hawks carrying away your dog. A bald eagle, the largest eagle, can not lift a sixteen pound dog off the ground. It could catch it on the ground and injure or kill it on the ground. But dogs are not the preferred prey for eagles. We have tens of thousands of dogs and you are not hearing about them being carried away by eagles or hawks.

Eagle Flight and Other Myths, Alaska Department of Fish and Game


How much weight can an eagle carry? – Wildlife Damage Management

Blue ----- You are correct that we hear very few reports of small animals being injured or killed by predators. Unfortunately, it does happen here in TVs; possibly more frequently than we have heard. We have 2 dogs, and they are always on a short leash whenever they are outside. I know how I'd feel if one were injured or killed by a predator because I thought it couldn't happen in our neighborhood.