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Originally Posted by aggrofish
My GF has been bugging me about getting a dog. Being a guy I like bigger dogs: rotts, boxers and her being female she likes fufu dogs. I see coyotes all the time on the inside of my gate. There are a ton of jack rabbits around so there's the reason.
Anyhow, how big does a dog have to be before it can safely defend itself from the coyotes?
Edit: I should add I'm on 1/2 acre and have no desire to keep the dog inside all day.
The problem is that coyotes run in little gangs and they fight to kill. Dogs tend to be soft by comparison and they tend to live by rules. If you have dense coyotes, you can't safely leave a dog outside unattended regardless of breed.
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They're bird dogs. Once the bird has been shot, they'll track it down and alert the owner to where it is by pointing.
Close. The owner turns the dog loose in a field where he/she suspects there are quail, pheasant, chukar or whatever particular ground bird they are looking for and the dog alerts the owner to where the live, un-shot birds are by pointing, then you can go shoot the birds.
The problem is that coyotes run in little gangs and they fight to kill. Dogs tend to be soft by comparison and they tend to live by rules. If you have dense coyotes, you can't safely leave a dog outside unattended regardless of breed.
Not in this part of the world. Run in pairs but not in packs.
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Not in this part of the world. Run in pairs but not in packs.
They also probably don't get bigger than about 30 pounds out in the desert. You're right, it's different in your part of the world. You've heard the coyotes yapping at night, yes? Two animals?
A friend of mine lives on about 13 acres in rural KY. Coyotes have started to become a big problem in the area, they've seen packs of them. His great dane (150+lbs of muscle but older and not as agile as it used to be) and pit bull (50lbs but young and athletic) saw a pack of them and took off after them. That night, the pit bull came back and dropped a coyote leg in the driveway. He had scars on his face from the ordeal. The next morning, they searched more for the dane and found his body mutilated about 1/2 mile away. Moral of the story, I don't think it matters if a pack of coyotes attacks a dog, it can take down any size.
They also probably don't get bigger than about 30 pounds out in the desert. You're right, it's different in your part of the world. You've heard the coyotes yapping at night, yes? Two animals?
Nope...I have often wondered about that. I have however seen a few dozen over the years as we live near rather open desert and the foothills of the spring mountains. You often see them prowling the roads or the trails in the desert just at dawn. Kept a sharp eye as I generally had my dog who would not be a match for a coyote anymore a pair.
Coyotes here are listed at a mean weight just below 20 lbs. I have seen one large female that was close to thirty...that one was actually blocking the road just past the gate at a very fancy development. Looked us over and then vanished down a golf course culvert.
I have not read past the first page, this thread kind of disturbed me. Since the OP wants to keep the dog outside much of the day, plus the fact that there are coyotes, I don't think a dog is the best pet for you. Why would you want to keep the dog outside? A bored dog will bark endlessly, and since your lot is small, I'm betting that will annoy your neighbors. Not to mention the elements-- do you have a warm/cool, dry place for your dog outside, with fresh water available at all times if you are going to keep it outside?
And I just reread your first post, "being female she likes fufu dogs". WTH? Why would you think all women like "fufu" dogs?
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