akita adopts a baby robin

My 13 y.o. akita adopted a baby robin after a nest was blown out of a tree in a wind storm. Two other babies were found drowned in a pond below. No parents were to be found. At dusk that evening I took it inside and fed it. After a couple of days I started cautiously watching as my dog got curious and started following the bird around my house. She seemed to have maternal concern for the bird. Soon enough the bird and dog became close and followed one another around the house and yard. During the day the bird would often hop onto the dog for a nap. Over the next few weeks the robin learned to fly and would fly about the yard with the dog watching closely. Other robins started curiously observing the strange newcomer and would perch nearby. The bird would spend the days outside with the dog and the nights inside the house. I had to take the bird virtually everywhere because it had to be fed about every half hour. One late summer day as the three of us were hanging out in the yard, my dog jumped up yelping toward the bird who was on top of the chimney. A few seconds later i heard the sound of wings flapping above my head and before I knew it the bird disappeared in the clutches of a red tailed hawk. Needless to say it was a sad moment and the dog remained depressed for weeks.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• akita
• robin
• kikka

[northernxstar]

What a heartwrenching story, a beautiful dog and robin, I know your Akita misses her/him dearly. They're both so precious.

[agirl7890]

thatis sooooooooooooo cute no matter what everyonelse says this is a great vid. I feel bad 4 the little bird+the dog it must have been so sad

[1234thehoosiersrock]

i like how when you are feeding the bird it opens it mouth ready for the food to be dropped in there lol

[dirkrocks123]

I mean take her outside

[dirkrocks123]

The best thing to do is take a baby outside but stay close waving ur arms up and tie her outside every other day bcs hawks will stalk her for days

[dirkrocks123]

My dogs also got one of them, but wew will be releasing my starling tmrw

[dirkrocks123]

Omg same thing happened to my starling, he and I were best friends and then a red tailed hawk swooped down and got him I cryer but my eyes new not what nature was teaching me

[EmberFlamezGirl]

Aw.. same thing happen to my bird...

We once rescued a baby bird from a cat. His brother and sister have died ,but he was still alive. when he was older, we let him outside to sit on the tree, but when my mom looked out the wind something smacked the window.

A HAWK. My mom looked on the tree and it wasnt there.The hawk was holding my precious part of family. There sat one of the saddest moments of my life, The passing away of my dear pet bird.~ I miss you pidgey. R.I.P

[greatgriffin68]

and akitas are supposed to be killer dogs hahaha such bullshit

[this1hater]

OH MY FUCKEN GOD....ILL FIND OUT WHERE THAT STUPID HAWK LIVES AND KILL IT FOR DINNER

[Rawlinlikeafishy]

OMG :'(

[roggeriocsouza]

great video.