Dachshund survives after eagle carries it off

CNN ^ | March 15, 2002 Posted: 3:34 PM EST (2034 GMT) | By Thurston Hatcher

[RoughDobermann]

MADISON, Maine (CNN) -- John Martins never thought he had to worry about letting Ava roam around the yard of his rural Maine home.

Now the 2-year-old dachshund is fighting for her life after being attacked by a bald eagle -- a bird protected by law.

[RoughDobermann]

That's one resilient little pup!

[Willie Green]

I guess the eagle decided that weiners don't taste as good as trout or salmon.

[dighton]

FReepers, watch your pets and children.

[dead]

C'mon! He got his ass kicked by a bird!

I bet all the other neighborhood dogs taunt him over the fence.

[Hacksaw]

Didn't a Bald Eagle take a snap at Clinton once during a photo op? I remember the post from a while back.

[RoughDobermann]

I figured that was coming... :-)

[Alberta's Child]

That's one resilient little pup!

That's also one heck of an eagle, if you ask me. For a bird (even a large one) to pick up a small dog it would be like having a human being go out and pick up a Yugo for supper.

[Dog]

Hey!

I own one of these dogs....leave them alone!

[Willie Green]

Good thing it was an American eagle and not Korean.

[Bobby777]

yeah the 300 feet surprised me too ... that he survived ... I'm just wondering what altitude he was dropped from ... ouch ... and how strong that eagle was to pick up a 13lb dog with its talons ... ouch ... America's symbol and man's best friend ... hope they don't get together too often like this ...

and, he's just lucky it wasn't one of these Eagles ... hehe ...

[ElkGroveDan]

The eagle realized he forgot the mustard and the bun.

[RightWhale]

I was in a hurry and misread the headline. I though it said Daschle. Oh, well, looks like another weekend coming up.

[SoDak]

At first, I thought you meant little Tommie Dasshole was scooped up.

[RoughDobermann]

The bald eagle's lifting power is supposed to be about four pounds. Click here for details. Sounds like the little guy was too heavy and was probably not being exactly cooperative either.

[newgeezer]

Dachshund survives after eagle carries it off

At first, I thought someone had a new nickname for Tommy F. DaschOle.

[RoughDobermann]

Yeah, 300 feet? They don't say, however, that she was dropped from 300 feet but "carried" her for 300 feet, then dropped her. Maybe they mean horizontally...

[newgeezer]

I guess I wasn't the only one. ;-)

[RoughDobermann]

Anyone else get a feeling that Registered is going to have fun with this one....?

[mamelukesabre]

A thousand bucks for a weiner dog! What a waste of money.

[Right_Wing_Mole_In_Seattle]

What's a matter Ava? That sparrow to much for ya?

[StriperSniper]

[Rowdee]

Eagles often swoop down and pick up cats.....take them up a good distance and drop them...this happened on a ranch that my Dad caretook in Montana.

Also, shepherds have seen the same thing.....eagles swooping in and taking small lambs.

[mamelukesabre]

A korean hoagie?

[Slyfox]

A golden eagle decided to build a nest near my parents cabin in central Michigan. The chipmonks began to disappear. Then the squirrels. Then people began complaining about missing their cats. One day my mom was looking out her kitchen window when this golden eagle swooped down and was about to get her little Himalayan kitty, Dingbat, who weighs at least 25 lbs but looks like 40 lbs. with all it's fur. The eagle decided in mid-flight that it couldn't pick that cat up. Soon enough the eagle moved on. The chipmonks and squirrels have slowly comeback.

[Orual]

Nope, not messin' with him.

[connectthedots]

Your screen name reminds me of the joke about a dachshund killing a doberman.

[StriperSniper]

A pupperonni sandwich.;-)

[mamelukesabre]

Well, the golden eagle is known to hunt and stampede herds of pronghorn antelope for chrissakes. I don't think its a stretch for a bald eagle to kill a little wiener dog at all. In fact, if it were only just an average sized red-tailed hawk going after the little dog, my money would be on the hawk.

[Squantos]

Wow 300 feet ? ......talk about a dead cat weeny dog bounce. I had a little black lab pup that was let out to do it's business and I heard all kinds of ruckus going on in the back with lawn furniture crashing and dog yelping etc etc and when I looked up a big old hawk was after my pup.

As I opened the patio screen door to run off the big hungry bird that pup ran right by me back into the house bleeding.

The bird left and it took me a looooong time to housebreak that pup as everytime I opend the door for her to go out she hid under the bed. Only dog I have ever had that looked up a lot.......

Stay Safe !

[RoughDobermann]

Wouldn't be surprised if it were true. Most Dobies are total whimps. Hence the irony of my screenname...

[Issaquahking]

A few years ago, while working in Valdez,AK, had the same thing happen to a poodle....except fluffy became a meal!

[RoughDobermann]

Great story! I guess I have another reason to prefer larger dogs!

[Max McGarrity]

Me. too, and I agree.

[RoughDobermann]

They must mean that the dog was carried 300 feet, not dropped from 300 feet. I can't imagine any animal of 13 pounds surviving impact, even into hay or something.

[Carry_Okie]

Several dogs in our area have had their guts ripped out by mountain lions. One was a full grown lab.

[ValerieUSA]

This is so weird, I had a dream last night that an eagle picked up my cat, Yoda, and I shot the bird to get Yoda back (because I've spent too much on that damn cat at the vet already to let it become eagle chow) and I got in really big trouble for shooting an eagle. When I took Yoda to court to show the judge how cute and sweet he is and that everyone should be thankful I saved his cute little life, the dumb cat scratched the judge and had a hissy fit.
I really need a better dream life. But seeing this story today is extra freaky.

[bourbon]

A red-tailed hawk swooped down from a tree in front of me one day and made a pass at my sister's 1 y.o. beagle pup. Fortunately, the thing second-guessed itself on the way down and decided the dog was too big for him to carry off.

stuff like this does happen, you're right.

[Dog]

UGH!!!!

That is not funny!!!!!

[Squantos]

What !?!?.........no mustard ?

[andysandmikesmom]

One time when one of my female dogs had pups, it was a lovely spring day, and I thought I would take the mama dog and her little 4 week old babies outside for a walk around the yard...we lived way out in the country, and rather near to a state park, which is full of predator birds that nest there....

Pretty soon, I notice a big hawk up in the air, circling around...finally I realized what he was looking for...lunch...he must have seen all those little puppies, and thought a nice meal was to be had...I had to always be careful with the little puppies when I had them outside...

[RoughDobermann]

Obligatory Henery Hawk picture...

[Wrigley]

Yikes.

[Squantos]

Yeah that was my thought too.......presstitutes screwed the pooch on that point per se !

Stay Safe !

[Thud]

One of my college roommates had a big old owl on a tether in his back yard during his junior year in high school. A neighbor's cat went after the owl and lived because the owl couldn't carry it more than 30' off the ground. He said the cat let the whole neighborhood know about it, and never went into his back yard again after being rescued.

[RoughDobermann]

A neighbor's cat went after the owl

Can cats qualify for Darwin Awards?

[Puddleglum]

At first glance thought it said "Daschle" too - that would explain why the bird dropped him. Nothing but gristle, and not even much of that. Or maybe the unnatural taste of the hairpiece made it gag.

[aomagrat]

[connectthedots]

Actually the punch line is that the Doberman choked to death while trying to swallow the dachshund without chewing first.

[Alberta's Child]

I got up one Saturday morning a few years ago and noticed that the air in my suburban New Jersey neighborhood was filled with the sounds of birds. It sounded like every bird in creation was chirping at the same time, and it lasted all day long. Nobody in the neighborhood could figure out what the heck was wrong -- some folks swore that an earthquake was imminent.

As the sun was setting I noticed a huge shape in the trees alongside some nearby railroad tracks. It was a great horned owl that had settled there for the day on its southward migration. As soon as it was dark enough the thing flew away, and I remember thinking to myself that it looked like it was big enough to pick up a small dog.

[ValerieUSA]

That is an adorable little pupperoni sandwich.