Too close for comfort: Hawk swoops toward small dog

PHILADELPHIA (STORYFUL)- Sugar Foot the dog had a lucky escape after a powerful bird of prey swooped toward her at Overbrook Park, Philadelphia, on Sept. 22, her owner said.

Sugar Foot’s owner, Natalaya Hines, watched as the bird approached the dog, before swooping upward. Sugarfoot continued to run, happily oblivious to the danger.

Hines was recording Sugar Foot in slow motion when the incident unfolded; she told Storyful that she was “trying to catch priceless moments” of her 17-month-old pup. Hines added that she “would have been devastated” to lose her beloved pet.

The experience hasn’t made Hines afraid to bring her dog in the park: “I see myself letting her out still I’ll just stay cautious for signs of danger,” she said.