Coyote Takes Leashed Dog....

[sillysally]

I can't imagine how horrible this would be! Those who walk their small dogs in coyote country, even on leash, please be careful!

Dog killed, owner injured in coyote attack in O.C. - latimes.com

 

[Doberluv]

Oh that is so very sad. That poor little dog and the poor woman. She must be so traumatized and heart broken. Those coyotes in semi-rural areas are defnitely getting more brazen. I occassionally hear coyotes at night but no way will these ones come near humans. They're still so much more fearful than city coyotes, being in an almost pristine wilderness. I think if I lived where I heard reports of so many coyote sightings, where the coyotes were being so bold, I'd carry a gun with me or not take the dogs on walks. They need to make a suit of steel mesh that goes over a dog from head to toe and they need to get rid of those coyotes that are getting so bold. Surely, there's enough food out in the hill country for them. But being the opportunists they are, they'd just as soon catch an easier meal.

My heart goes out to that woman. I hope others will take steps to reduce the odds of that happening to them.

 

[Renee750il]

This is why I've harped on being aware of coyotes. They ARE becoming quite urbanized and losing their fear of us. They are also evolving into larger creatures as well, whether it's because of environmental stimulus or interbreeding with dogs. They are highly intelligent opportunistic predators.

 

[skittledoo]

The ones where I lived in New Mexico are pretty big and pretty bold. A lot of people carry bear pepper spray and metal poles with them on walks in case they run into coyotes out there. It's actually not very often I would see someone walking without something to defend against them.

 

[Shakou]

How absolutely horrible. In the past Charlotte has taken on a single coyote that got ballsy on a camping trip, and sent it packing with a few wounds to think about. But what frightens me is I've heard from a lot of people that coyotes often set up ambushes for dogs. One will come out and basically come up to the dog and taunt it, making the dog chase it. The coyote will then lead the dog into some trees or some bushes where a whole pack of coyotes is waiting to attack. She's tenacious, but any dog's luck would be gone at that point. This is why I keep either a can of bear mace or a tazor on hand in the event we run into a situation like this. I respect coyotes for their intelligence and survival skills, and that's why I'm not going to be one of these naive idiots who thinks simply kicking at them or hitting them with a stick is really going to do any good when they are in pack mode.

 

[FilaArena]

I have heard of wolves doing that ambushing thing but not coyotes...yet another good reason to have a big dog paired up with a smaller dog if you have one.

 

[Saeleofu]

I heard a TON of coyotes outside a few days ago. I'm syill dogsitting, and even though it's fenced with a 6 foot fence nobody goes out after dark. Half the dogs are under 40 pounds, and some of them are very elderly and wouldn't stand a chance. I can't see more than 50 feet outside the house at night so I wouldn't even know if there's one hiding out there.

I've heard from many people that they're not just getting bolder, but BIGGER, too.

 

[Ratboy]

My next door neighbor was a very strange old lady who had two tiny Teacup Poodles. One day I was working in my garage, and I heard her scream, a Coyote had jumped over her fence and was trying to grab one of her two dogs. She was trying to hit it with a broom, and when I yelled at him, he ran and jumped over the back wall, and was gone. Her dog was chewed a little, but wasn't hurt badly. The old lady called a fence company, and had a run put in, with a roof to Coyote proof it.

About two weeks later, I saw what appeared to be the same Coyote trotting down the street with a small white dog in it's mouth. I never heard whose dog it was, but anyone with little dogs was very worried about their dogs and cats disappearing. In my present neighborhood, the Coyotes are quite commonly seen. The skunks, which used to be seen constantly, are almost gone now. One small benefit.

 

[Shakou]

I have heard of wolves doing that ambushing thing but not coyotes...yet another good reason to have a big dog paired up with a smaller dog if you have one.

Here's a good example of coyotes setting up an ambush on a dog: ‪Coyote trying to eat my dog‬‏ - YouTube

 

[sassafras]

Ugh, when I was camping last weekend we heard tons of coyotes at night. Fortunately the campground we were at and all the neighboring resorts have very strict garbage/food rules and take the wildlife very seriously (there are bears and moose around up there, too) and it's pretty remote/wild territory so they don't come close and they're not urbanized, but still spooky.

 

[stardogs]

Shak I just looked at that vid and all I could think is that that woman is an idiot! Who **encourages** their BC to chase coyotes? Especially if they know there's a pack around?!

 

[*blackrose]

And this is why I am so incredibly thankfully the coyotes around our house are still chicken sh!t when it comes to people and large dogs. Part of that may be due to the neighbor's Great Pyrenees and if that is the case, I am thankful.

 

[Renee750il]

I have seen them try to ambush my dogs. One came down and taunted Bimmer, thinking he'd give chase over the ridge. Before I could call Bimmer, though, HE turned around and called Buffy . . . . When she came charging across the pasture from where she'd been laying hidden in the tall grass the coyotes broke from cover and took off flying.

Bimmer and Buffy did NOT, though, follow them over the ridge. They did, however stand on top of it and howl and roar . . . and marked all across the top of the ridge

It all happened so fast, too.

 

[Shakou]

Shak I just looked at that vid and all I could think is that that woman is an idiot! Who **encourages** their BC to chase coyotes? Especially if they know there's a pack around?!

Oh big time, I agree completely. I don't think she actually knew there was a pack of them, but still. Even a single coyote could really hurt your dog.

 

[Pops2]

I have heard of wolves doing that ambushing thing but not coyotes...yet another good reason to have a big dog paired up with a smaller dog if you have one.

small/medium greys (like mexican greys) will do that to large loafers & very large dogs but w/ smaller dogs they don't bother. likewise large greys (canadians) don't bother to use ploys they use endurance & power for any size dog. reds OTH are very flighty & non aggressive (all the aggressive ones were killed off a long time ago).

 

[Skivvies]

That's so heartbreaking. We have coyotes around here and I'm terrified of them when I'm out with Tiffany. Once, we walked around the corner to find a coyote in my driveway just a few feet away. :yikes: I picked Tiffany up and yelled at it until it ran away, but I was so scared.

 

[Ratboy]

I was out near the place where my dogs go to day care this morning, and I saw the Coyote family I've seen a couple of times before, a male, a female, and a male "pup" who is at least as big as the male is now, just hasn't filled out yet. They appear really healthy, and well fed. There are a lot of small animals to eat in that area, due to all the farms in the area. The road kill seen always shocks me when I see it, there's a LOT of it. They seem to know how to cross the street safely, as they waited for me to pass before they crossed the road.

 

[Romy]

They'll totally ambush. Here in the NW one of their ploys is to send a coyote that speaks "Dog" out to socialize with their future meal and lure it back toward the rest of the pack. There was a pair that would come and play bow around the outside of our fence at the bozos. My dogs didn't fall for it. And when one tried climbing inside the fence, they stretched him over it. He died of his injuries that night.

In Tucson they would flat out ambush you and your dog. A friend of mine was walking her schnauzer on leash on a golf course in the middle of town early in the morning. A pack of coyotes surrounded her and tried to eat her dog. She had to pick it up and whip at them with the leash handle to get away.