[Sandy and Ed]

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

Thank you!!!! They are making our home sound like Jurassic Park. A courtyard villa would do him and his pooches just fine