The owl is thinking "Big f*cking rabbit! Can I fly away with this?"

He wants paying.

It could have been worse for the dog...that could have been a kakapo on his head.

Can't get it to play, I guess because of adblock. Presume this is the Youtube video for it.

"Dang - This thing is too big to carry off and eat."

I was thinking the owl wanted to snatch some of that fur for a nest...it kept clutching at the dogs long fur like it was thinking, "Damn, that'd really keep the misses warm this winter..."

reminds me of another heartwarming canine/fowl story:

Link (new window)

I had a "pet" horned owl for awhile. Mom set up a nest in my old barn and one day stopping coming home. After a few days I went up and got the hatchling. None of the local rescue services wanted it (lack of funding or something and it isn't considered threatened). So ended up feeding the hatchling. Since she lacked hunting instincts or the like we'd feed her. I set up a nest for her in the barn and would clean out the crap ever so often.

She'd sit there on the railing of my deck at night when I went sat out there to drink. Dogs flopped down on the floor of the deck, owl on the railing. This went on for 9 years until one day she was never seen again. The kids could touch her if they wanted and she'd recognize us (swoop over and walk along on the ground beside us). Sometimes she'd sit on top of the mailbox and then fly along behind the car when we drove up the driveway

It was a sweet deal because she developed just enough of a hunting instinct to fly from the barn to the garden and nail whatever rodent was eating our veggies. She also ended up as active more during the day, likely because that was when we were active.

James!: That was actually horrifying.

Seconded.

I think it's a baby owl, still has the down. I was waiting for it to take a tear out of that dogs ear. Ear jerky!

FloydA: DansLaLuna: I think it's a baby owl, still has the down.

We prefer the term "developmentally challenged" rather than "has the Down."

LMFAO

WTF???
That German Wirehaired Pointer did not even care about that bird?
Our GWP would have gone after that Owl in a heartbeat like it was a pheasant. He would have gotten beat up pretty bad and it would have been a good fight and I think that he would have won that one. But it was a big bird! He did get a hold of a huge turkey and took it down while we were out hunting last year.

I'm guessing that's a juvenile owl thinking the dog is the biggest farking mouse evah.

You are confusing "petting" with "tasting".

O RLY?

/seriously, I'm the first with this?

LefseFark: You are confusing "petting" with "tasting".

Much like my dating years.

Kinda hard to tell where the dog ends and the owl begins.

Bob_Laublaw: The owl is thinking "Big f*cking rabbit! Can I fly away with this?"

First thing I thought of was that the owl probably had a chihuahua last week and was trying to figure out how to get this one up to the tree.

That owl isn't what it seems.

ha-ha-guy: I had a "pet" horned owl for awhile. Mom set up a nest in my old barn and one day stopping coming home. After a few days I went up and got the hatchling. None of the local rescue services wanted it (lack of funding or something and it isn't considered threatened). So ended up feeding the hatchling. Since she lacked hunting instincts or the like we'd feed her. I set up a nest for her in the barn and would clean out the crap ever so often.

She'd sit there on the railing of my deck at night when I went sat out there to drink. Dogs flopped down on the floor of the deck, owl on the railing. This went on for 9 years until one day she was never seen again. The kids could touch her if they wanted and she'd recognize us (swoop over and walk along on the ground beside us). Sometimes she'd sit on top of the mailbox and then fly along behind the car when we drove up the driveway

It was a sweet deal because she developed just enough of a hunting instinct to fly from the barn to the garden and nail whatever rodent was eating our veggies. She also ended up as active more during the day, likely because that was when we were active.

That genuinely was a cool story. Bro.

Bartman66: WTF???
That German Wirehaired Pointer did not even care about that bird?
Our GWP would have gone after that Owl in a heartbeat like it was a pheasant. He would have gotten beat up pretty bad and it would have been a good fight and I think that he would have won that one. But it was a big bird! He did get a hold of a huge turkey and took it down while we were out hunting last year.

Most likely because that owl is a pet and the dog understands that his owner doesn't want him messing with it. Same reason that my pit bull won't eat my kitten. Your kitten? That's a different story.

Nope. Didn't watch it. As soon as the commercial came on, click went the browser.

/that's almost as bad as linking to a slide show.

lysdexic: Is it just me or is that a young owl and an old dog? One doesn't know any better and the other does.

Kinda like this? Link (new window)

h2oincfs: reminds me of another heartwarming canine/fowl story:

Link (new window)

wtf?

duck gets stuffed, and dog breaks the birds beak off, followed by a fat biatch with a goose on a leash.

Pizilla: h2oincfs: reminds me of another heartwarming canine/fowl story:

Link (new window)

wtf?

duck gets stuffed, and dog breaks the birds beak off, followed by a fat biatch with a goose on a leash.

Yea, THAT last part was pretty Horrifying.
I can just Imagine:

"Hey Kids! I dug up Grandma! Lets go drag her around the yard!!"

/shudder

sandbar67: Bartman66: WTF???
That German Wirehaired Pointer did not even care about that bird?
Our GWP would have gone after that Owl in a heartbeat like it was a pheasant. He would have gotten beat up pretty bad and it would have been a good fight and I think that he would have won that one. But it was a big bird! He did get a hold of a huge turkey and took it down while we were out hunting last year.

Most likely because that owl is a pet and the dog understands that his owner doesn't want him messing with it. Same reason that my pit bull won't eat my kitten. Your kitten? That's a different story.

lol ......true

That made my icy heart melt a bit. That dog was just so laid back and the owl was actually quite gentle. Thanks for the smile subby.

iAmTheEnd: ha-ha-guy: I had a "pet" horned owl for awhile. Mom set up a nest in my old barn and one day stopping coming home. After a few days I went up and got the hatchling. None of the local rescue services wanted it (lack of funding or something and it isn't considered threatened). So ended up feeding the hatchling. Since she lacked hunting instincts or the like we'd feed her. I set up a nest for her in the barn and would clean out the crap ever so often.

She'd sit there on the railing of my deck at night when I went sat out there to drink. Dogs flopped down on the floor of the deck, owl on the railing. This went on for 9 years until one day she was never seen again. The kids could touch her if they wanted and she'd recognize us (swoop over and walk along on the ground beside us). Sometimes she'd sit on top of the mailbox and then fly along behind the car when we drove up the driveway

It was a sweet deal because she developed just enough of a hunting instinct to fly from the barn to the garden and nail whatever rodent was eating our veggies. She also ended up as active more during the day, likely because that was when we were active.

That genuinely was a cool story. Bro.

Truly. Thank you for that.

Aww.

Interesting things like this happen around humans. i doubt something like this would happen with a wolf and an owl. i think it's because the pet animal feels well fed and secure.

An owl that size can ruin your dog or cat's day in the blink of an eye the owl just pecked out. Don't fark with owls.

RussianPooper: I don't care how cute it is, I'm not watching a commercial first.

This.

"Oh look, an ad" *close* "Guess I'll never know what the video was about"

What the owl was really thinking
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Owl: Why are your feathers all weird?
Dog: Not feathers, fur
Owl: that's weird
Dog: We go through this every day
Owl: (touching ear) What's wrong with your wing?
Dog: Not wing, ear
Owl: It's so....small...and it's all floppy, is it broken?
Dog: No, it's just like that
Owl: How do you fly with that?
Dog: (sigh)
Owl: It's in a weird spot, so close to your eye...how do you fly?
Dog: I don't
Owl: Bummer....why are your feathers like that?
Dog: Not feath....never mind