Boxer And Rottweiler Save Shih-Poo From Owl Attack
By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jan 17, 2012 4:00PM
A family in northwest Illinois found their rottweiler and boxer defending their shih-poo from an owl. The dogs' owners heard a scuffle in the backyard of their home and went out to find the two large dogs pinning down the 7-pound pup—and a great-horned owl. The Sun-Times writes:
He called the rottweiler inside. Little Ramadi came running too, dragging something, with Sadie (the boxer) giving chase.“Suddenly I realized an owl had its talons sunk into Ramadi and Sadie was trying to get it off of her,” Evans said. “When they got to the door we were able to separate Sadie from the owl and my wife pinned the owl to the ground with her foot as I ran to get some gloves.”
The dogs must've acted pretty quickly. The great horned owl is a fierce predator. The owl had snagged the shih-poo with its 2-inch talons, but its thick fur spared it from injury. The owl didn't give up without a fight, either. As they pried the bird away, it turned its head all the way around to look at them. Then once removed it "stood outside the sliding glass door looking at the smaller dog as if he wasn’t leaving without it."