Hawk Drops Miracle Puppy From The Sky In Los Banos, California (VIDEO)

A woman and her grandson got a gift from the sky over the weekend when a tiny puppy was dropped an estimated 30 feet by a hawk, KSEE24 News reports.

Elaine Bouschard and her grandson, Taylor Callaway, said that finding the little pup -- who they spotted shortly after his fall -- was a miracle.

"Taylor started yelling that he saw a puppy. I looked up and the hawk was just flying right here, circling around," said Bouschard, who added that "clutch marks" from the hawk's talons can still be found on the puppy's body. According to NBC News, the hawk lives on the family's property.

"My thought is that when a god drops a puppy from the sky, you keep it," she said.

Bouschard, who lives in Los Banos, Calif., said the puppy -- who she's named TJ Heavenly -- first opened its eyes this week. She has since treated him with medicine and given him plenty of food.

"He's like one of the family," Calloway told NBC News.

TJ Heavenly is the latest addition to Bouschard's eclectic mix of pet cats, dogs, horses and -- yes -- a couple of hawks.

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Comments

[lindsey12]

10:08 PM on 09/04/2012

that pup is younger then 8 weeks..

[julianreischl]

07:46 AM on 05/22/2012

"She has since treated him with medicine" doesn't sound like journalism, more like RPG lingo.

[zaniah]

11:24 AM on 05/21/2012

awwwwwwwww

[dutchkohler]

02:02 AM on 05/21/2012

Raining dogs watch out for when the cats come....

[wayne64]

12:39 AM on 05/21/2012

and they called it...puppy luuuuck.

[rg9rts]

03:06 PM on 05/19/2012

HOT DOG!!~~(^..^)

[wulfpjoke1]

01:08 PM on 05/18/2012

Puppy 1 hawk 0 --- doesn't often end out that way.. Owls and eagles are also a real problem for dogs arond 10lbs --

[gen230]

12:08 PM on 05/18/2012

I guess the stork was too busy with other deliveries.

[accordingtoxen]

07:29 AM on 05/22/2012

Comment of the Day! LMAO! Faved!

[contrario]

10:31 AM on 05/18/2012

Butter talons!

[Bloviator88]

10:22 AM on 05/18/2012

What wonderful people! You want to change the world? Give everyone a puppy!

[sylkol]

10:12 AM on 05/18/2012

Did anyone look for the mother dog and other babies? The mother dog is looking for her other puppy.

[DogDancer]

11:37 AM on 05/18/2012

Yes, I thought so, too. Hopefully, they'll look and ask around just in case.

[barbiegonebad]

10:11 AM on 05/18/2012

TJ Heavenly! Yeah drink up little guy.

[sylkol]

10:10 AM on 05/18/2012

She had been find a way to keep her new dog away from all those hawks. permanently.

[sheilaoliver]

09:57 AM on 05/18/2012

Back in 1978, I drove a new brown/beige two-tone VW bus from the northeast of the Sacramento region to the Southwest area. Traffic was an issue even back then, so I would travel outside the perimeter of incorporated areas to commute back and forth to work. I remember mornings when I had to come to a complete stop to allow a herd of sheep to finish crossing the road. One morning, my windshield suddenly went dark and BOOM! I swerved off the road and landed in a shallow ditch alongside the highway. I looked up through my cracked windshield and there it was... the biggest hawk I'd ever seen... his wings still expanded, seemed like 10 ft to me at the time (probably closer to 6...) it was almost like a cartoon... he circled on foot with his wings spread out... shook his head a few times... and then TOOK FLIGHT! I'll never forget that as long as I live. New windshield? $465, Hour late to work? $12. The look on that hawk's face? Priceless.

[KingGlorious]

12:10 PM on 05/21/2012

I believe you.... Incredible story....

[RedDonnaAnn]

09:49 AM on 05/18/2012

Ahh, Mother Nature. Glad the lil guy's got a loving home. What a story!

We were out in the backyard a few months ago and a hawk had gotten a pigeon. We scared it and it dropped its prey. My little dog, Miniature White Schnauzer, was very excited and started barking at the departing hawk who then TURNED AROUND. My dog thought this was so cool! Then I realized who the hawk was looking at next.

Barely made it to him in time. I don't know if the hawk could have carried away a seventeen pound dog but I wasn't about to stand around and find out.

[DogDancer]

11:38 AM on 05/18/2012

Whew! :)