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I live in rural NE GA and we have had a big coyote problem here. When I had my horse, I got him a pasture mate - a pony sized mule...she managed to run off the dogs, coyotes and snakes. She was worth her weight in gold. I do know my neighbor has started shooting them, so hopfully the over run of coyotes will go down.
I hope the Chi makes it! And btw doesn't Denver have BSL???? Maybe they want to re-think that one.
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I live in rural NE GA and we have had a big coyote problem here. When I had my horse, I got him a pasture mate - a pony sized mule...she managed to run off the dogs, coyotes and snakes. She was worth her weight in gold. I do know my neighbor has started shooting them, so hopfully the over run of coyotes will go down.
I hope the Chi makes it! And btw doesn't Denver have BSL???? Maybe they want to re-think that one.
You see that arrangement a lot in my neck of the woods. A pasture with a bunch of cows or sheep that have a donkey following them around.
I'm not quite sure why a cow can't do anything a donkey can do to a coyote, but, as you said, worth their weight in gold.
I hope the Chi makes it! And btw doesn't Denver have BSL???? Maybe they want to re-think that one.
Agreed. Fortunately for those pitties, they live in Littleton rather than Denver and don't have to worry.
I used to live in central Denver and regularly saw the "neighborhood" coyote, usually before dawn when it was just becoming light outside.
(We also always saw foxes, who in their wisdom were terrified of the coyote and would sprint past us in fear, making little barking noises.)
The coyote would follow us at a distance, never closer than about 10 feet. I wasn't worried because the dog I was walking was a 150+ mastiff who dwarfed the coyote--he could take care of himself. Not sure why, but I always thought of the coyote as a female, she seemed very curious about us, especially my dog. She once trotted after us with a piece of pizza in her mouth. We would stop, she would stop. We would walk, she would walk.
But as the sun got higher she would disappear. I am sure she lived in the nearby Country Club--lots of nice hidey-holes there.
Sharing the world with wild animals can be tricky, but to me there is much more benefit to it when they are around.
Regardless, those pitbulls were heroic to do what they did.
I think the thng about the coyotes is they are more like pariah dogs than wild animals and they breed like crazy. As you said the dog was trotting down the street with Pizza in its mouth.
I think the thng about the coyotes is they are more like pariah dogs than wild animals and they breed like crazy. As you said the dog was trotting down the street with Pizza in its mouth.
Yes indeed. Unlike wolves, they seem a bit more adaptable to living in close proximity to humans. And this raises the possibility that sooner or later, something is going to go wrong.
saw one late at night while driving home. Its amazing seeing them in person than compared to looking at them on the net/magazine whatever. They look a lot scarier up close. Im sure glad I was in my car. Would not wanted to have that cross my path in the middle of the night on foot. Id probably poop my pants.
saw one late at night while driving home. Its amazing seeing them in person than compared to looking at them on the net/magazine whatever. They look a lot scarier up close. Im sure glad I was in my car. Would not wanted to have that cross my path in the middle of the night on foot. Id probably poop my pants.
Usually coyotes are more afraid of humans then we are of them. When they become enboldened it can be a sign of starvation or disease. Sometimes they need to be reminded to be afraid for their own safety as well as that of our small children and pets.
Boy if that wasn't a tear jerker to read. I love good stories about Pit Bulls. Thanks for posting.
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. She was worth her weight in gold
. I do know my neighbor has started shooting them, so hopfully the over run of coyotes will go down.
