In Canada, a bald eagle nearly caught a brave female Yorkie as it swooped down and took the dog from her owner’s backyard.
The encounter from June 16 was caught on doorbell video from the residence in Metlakatla, British Columbia.
Owner Justin Dudoward claimed that he and his girlfriend had let their Yorkie out while they were relaxing in the living room.
The black-and-white dog appeared to be acting normally as she bit off pieces of wood from the house’s back porch just before the bald eagle was about to charge.
The Yorkie yelped as the eagle successfully grabbed the pet before it hit a trash can, but it was already too late.
The eagle then struggled to nail the dog with its claws and can be seen attempting to take flight from the grass as it flapped its wings.
Coco continues to screech loudly even after both animals leave the camera for a brief period of time. Then, out of nowhere, she reappears on the video and runs for the house.
Dudoward claimed that at that point, he heard his daughter scream and opened the door so that their terrified dog could return inside.
The Yorkie survived the encounter with several injuries on her stomach from the bald eagle’s razor-sharp claws.
The following day, Coco was taken to the vet by Dudoward after he noticed her bowel was protruding.
Fortunately, the tiny puppy made a full recovery after three days of care and is still hanging out in the backyard of the house “like nothing happened to her,” according to Dudoward.
‘It was really scary. We didn’t know it was that bad until we went back and looked at my doorbell camera,’ Dudoward told Storyful.
According to Out There Colorado, bald eagles can lift up to four pounds of weight. Typically, they go after ducks, geese, coots, rabbits, squirrels, and snakes.
Owners are urged to apply reflective metal tape, sometimes known as “scare tape,” to scare birds away in order to prevent losing their dog to an eagle.
Effective bird deterrents include bird spikes, hawk-roof netting, scarecrow owls, and bird balloons.