yesterday Manu went nuts at something out in the yard. ok, that's not so
weird, but Lola was on edge about it too. and it wasn't so much alarm
barking, as whining and growling. whatever it was, they wanted it, and bad.

so i went outside to look. at first, i thought it was the neighbor's GSD,
just walking funny (there was a lot of fog). then i noticed the
exceptionally fluffy tail, and the color was too grey. yep, we have a
coyote in the neighborhood.

he/she sniffed around the perimeter of the yard (where Manu likes to mark),
and then skirted the edge of our property and headed off into the woods.
the dogs stayed nuts for a while after he left. after they calmed down, i
let Manu out to mark all the spots that smelled like the intruder.

i've often wondered how a coyote would react to a domesticated dog. i mean,
it would be pretty silly of them to pick a fight, right? they're definitely
smaller than my dogs. not that i'm ever going to let the dogs out when
these critters are about, i just wonder how it would pan out.

-kelly
yes, the fence is underway. the posts are in for the long perimeter of the
yard, we'll have to wait for spring to finish.

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i've often wondered how a coyote would react to a domesticated dog. i
mean, it would be pretty silly of them to pick a fight, right?
they're definitely smaller than my dogs. not that i'm ever going to
let the dogs out when these critters are about, i just wonder how it
would pan out.

Coyotes KILL for a living. Yes, they like dog dishes left out for them, it
makes it easy.
Two years ago, my neighbors let their dogs out at 11pm to potty, and when
they called them, they didn't come. They found them dead in the woods torn
to peices by coyotes.These dogs were Black & Tan Coonhounds. No small dogs.

1. Coyotes are NOT inhibited about biting, fighting, killing, as the
domestic dog has been trained. That's what coyotes DO to survive. If they
don't they die.

2. Coyotes are skilled fighters from honing their skills to survive. They
kill every DAY.

3. Coyotes can and WILL take down animals much larger than they as regular
practice. Deer are larger, and they regularly take themdown all the time
(Our deer here can go as high as 300 pounds.. and are NOT little southern
deer)

If there is one coyote, there are more. They often overwhelm as a
pack.it's safer for them.
I'd speed up that fence.but coyotes find 4 1/2 foot fences as no obstacle.

Diddy is right about this they kill for a living and won't hesitate to take
down others dogs. As for the fence if it's only 4 1/2 ft I would also
consider electrifying it. Not to keep your dogs in but to keep the others
out. There are those slanted rows at the top to keep them from scaling over
that along with electric cattle fencing would be a good deterant.

Celeste

"diddy" wrote in message
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in thread : "culprit"
whittled the following words:

i've often wondered how a coyote would react to a domesticated dog. i
mean, it would be pretty silly of them to pick a fight, right?
they're definitely smaller than my dogs. not that i'm ever going to
let the dogs out when these critters are about, i just wonder how it
would pan out.

Coyotes KILL for a living. Yes, they like dog dishes left out for them, it
makes it easy.
Two years ago, my neighbors let their dogs out at 11pm to potty, and when
they called them, they didn't come. They found them dead in the woods torn
to peices by coyotes.These dogs were Black & Tan Coonhounds. No small
dogs.

1. Coyotes are NOT inhibited about biting, fighting, killing, as the
domestic dog has been trained. That's what coyotes DO to survive. If they
don't they die.

2. Coyotes are skilled fighters from honing their skills to survive. They
kill every DAY.

3. Coyotes can and WILL take down animals much larger than they as regular
practice. Deer are larger, and they regularly take themdown all the time
(Our deer here can go as high as 300 pounds.. and are NOT little southern
deer)

If there is one coyote, there are more. They often overwhelm as a
pack.it's safer for them.
I'd speed up that fence.but coyotes find 4 1/2 foot fences as no
obstacle.

"culprit" wrote in message
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yesterday Manu went nuts at something out in the yard. ok, that's not so
weird, but Lola was on edge about it too. and it wasn't so much alarm
barking, as whining and growling. whatever it was, they wanted it, and
bad.

so i went outside to look. at first, i thought it was the neighbor's GSD,
just walking funny (there was a lot of fog). then i noticed the
exceptionally fluffy tail, and the color was too grey. yep, we have a
coyote in the neighborhood.

he/she sniffed around the perimeter of the yard (where Manu likes to
mark), and then skirted the edge of our property and headed off into the
woods. the dogs stayed nuts for a while after he left. after they calmed
down, i let Manu out to mark all the spots that smelled like the intruder.

i've often wondered how a coyote would react to a domesticated dog. i
mean, it would be pretty silly of them to pick a fight, right? they're
definitely smaller than my dogs. not that i'm ever going to let the dogs
out when these critters are about, i just wonder how it would pan out.

-kelly
yes, the fence is underway. the posts are in for the long perimeter of
the yard, we'll have to wait for spring to finish.


We have a lot of them around here and the way I understand it, they
generally prey on small dogs, and will go so far as to lure them away in a
friendly manner and then the pack appears and they kill it. I had a very
large red husky for many years (110 lbs) and one morning he and I were out
walking. He got ahead of me and as I came up a small rise I saw him
standing calmly with a coyote while they sniffed each other. They did this
for a minute or so and then Stanley (my dog) came running back to me. But
like I said - he was a very large dog.

I have had them in my back yard on numerous occasions so I am always
watchful. An animal bylaw guy here told me he's only ever known them to
attack small dogs and cats but I would still be very wary.

Gwen

"Spot" wrote in message
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Diddy is right about this they kill for a living and won't hesitate to
take
down others dogs. As for the fence if it's only 4 1/2 ft I would also
consider electrifying it. Not to keep your dogs in but to keep the others
out. There are those slanted rows at the top to keep them from scaling
over
that along with electric cattle fencing would be a good deterant.


uh, the fence is 6 feet, thanks. i don't know where diddy got the idea it
was 4.5 feet.

i'm not about to let my dogs outside alone. i never have yet, so i'm not
too worried, more curious. as far as the domestic dog being inhibited about
biting, fighting, and killing. i don't think diddy knows much about the
history of my breed. :-)

again, i'm not saying i'd ever let them out around a coyote, or encourage
them in any way to meet up with one.

-kelly