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Love the Worn and Ugly (Saddles)
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| Oh no so sorry to read she didn't make it. I don't have coyotes around here that would come close to houses (I hope) . How do they get the dogs? Will they go after a horse? Can't people keep pets inside a fenced yard or inside at night to prevent this in areas where this could happen, or will they climb a fence? It seems preventable from what I'm reading on here, but will the coyotes go to all lengths to kill them anyway? I've heard of people with fenced yards that still take their little dogs out in the yard on a leash at night because of predators. Prayers for you to get through this |
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| Oh dang! I am SO very sorry for your loss! BIG HUGS! |
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Location: South Dakota | I'm so sorry. I've been thinking about you. |
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 Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | Thanks guys. In regards to a fence, we live in the country....they've always roamed around. I guess it's just a risk. I honestly thought the bald eagles would get her before the coyotes did. She was just the perfect little dog...so sweet, always wanted to cuddle, knew when it was time to quiet down, never growled...not a mean bone in her body. She loved laying out in the sun and she always accompanied me when I went riding in the field...she would hunt for bunny rabbits while I exercised and somehow always met up with me on my way back to the house. I don't even want to visit home because she won't be there... |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | If anyone remembers, 3-4 years ago Jessica Simpson was letting her dog roam in her yard while she watched....... a coyote nabbed it and she never saw her dog again.
Amy Laymon has lost several to coyotes. I remember a thread about it. |
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Location: home for the winter...what a dumb idea | So sorry for your loss.... |
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Location: In the wrong place at the wrong time | I'm so sorry you lost her. Hugs. |
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Location: ND--it snows, it floods, it snows, it floods | I'm so sorry.....it seems like they are getting braver this year. Our two dogs went after 3 a few nights ago luckily we were able to call them back as I'm sure they were trying to lure them out. The 'yotes won't bother the horses because my gelding goes after them teeth bared. |
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Location: Up and over to the right | So sorry for your loss :( She was definitely a fighter. **** coyotes have to ruin everything.
By me the coyotes are breeding with wolves and they are making a big, ballsy hybrid. They've started increasing the hunting permits for them because they have start going after children :/ |
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Location: where ever my L/Q trl is parked | Prndi - 2014-03-01 8:20 AM Oh no so sorry to read she didn't make it. I don't have coyotes around here that would come close to houses (I hope) . How do they get the dogs? Will they go after a horse? Can't people keep pets inside a fenced yard or inside at night to prevent this in areas where this could happen, or will they climb a fence? It seems preventable from what I'm reading on here, but will the coyotes go to all lengths to kill them anyway? I've heard of people with fenced yards that still take their little dogs out in the yard on a leash at night because of predators. Prayers for you to get through this
This is what I learn from a ranger that works at a state park. The coyotes will continue to come back to a animal that they want for up to 6 months. They will send in female coyotes to lure a male dog out or a male to lure a female.... doesn't matter they will get them. I had a friend that lives in the high desert.. coyotes got her Dads little pekinese- jump the chain link fence then came back a few weeks ago got the daughters yorkie... the mom got 2 adult GS, brother and sister and the coyotes got the female then eventually either got the male or he ran away.
I live in the rural area and only have smooth wire fences for the horses. I go out every time my JRTs go out especially at night. A few weeks ago I heard them howling in my back pasture, I have 8 acres behind my house. Went out and I swear they were less than 100 feet away, I couldn't see them though. Then a week or so later they were back about the same distance away. I went out on my Polaris to see if they had something down and check on my mares. Didn't see or find a thing that night or the next day. My neighbor happened to be out in his barn, but didn't see them. He has a small queensland healer that was out and about at that time. Thank goodness he called the dog and she came running. They would have gotten her. Two years ago a neighbor across the road from me shot/killed 2 coyotes (there were more but only got 2) in the middle of the day that was sneaking up to his barn where he had a young filly stalled. He figures they were after her.
Unless your dog is big and mean like a pit, one that is used for hunting pigs or one of those white dogs that guard sheep/goats I would bring my dogs in every night. Even in a wash room or in a barn stall that coyotes can't get into. I wouldn't take a chance especially if you care. |
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Love the Worn and Ugly (Saddles)
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| Thanks for the lesson on coyotes. Now I'm terrified. Those things sound downright scary. Like Cujo! I had no idea they would go to those lengths to get a dog they want. I realize people want to be able to let their dogs run free and come and go because they are happier they say. I don't care, if I lived where there were coyotes I would never leave them where they could get snatched. They probably do love to be free but I'm betting they love to be safe and not torn apart just as much if not more. It's not a risk I would take, I do all I can to keep my dogs safe whether they like it or not lol. Earlier it said she was circled by coyotes but fended them off? Is that common? If I had seen that there's no way I would've let my dog loose again knowing they could come back. Knowing the WILL come back by the sounds of how these animals work. Its sad, for everyone but especially the dog. I don't understand taking the risk or the chance. Someone lost more than one this way??? Perhaps someone will say its all part of nature or the dog would be miserable not allowed to run free. It wouldn't compare to how miserable we are left when they are taken away so tragically. This thread makes me sad, I had no idea things like this were so common. I liked it better when I thought living in the country was like what you see on Disney movies. Prayers again, I know the OP is hurting. :'( |
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Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | I'm just glad dad found her and she didn't die out there. At least she was warm and on painkillers and knew we were trying to save her when she went. It's easier if I don't think about it.... |
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Love the Worn and Ugly (Saddles)
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| hammer_time - 2014-03-02 1:55 PM
I'm just glad dad found her and she didn't die out there. At least she was warm and on painkillers and knew we were trying to save her when she went. It's easier if I don't think about it....
That is true. I hope you can get a little bit of comfort that she wasn't alone and knew she was loved. Ever since reading this whole thread and my education in coyotes I haven't been able to get you all out of my mind. I agree, easier to not think about. :( |
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| Obviously they're getting worse around here. Hubby told me yesterday he found a deer- a big buck he and the hunter had been watching awhile - dead across the fence from what looked to be coyotes. Even growing up around here I guess I always assumed they got smaller animals instead of the big ones. Guess I was wrong. Now we're going to have to start watching the dogs that stay on that place. |
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Location: Midwest | Here it is legal to bait and shoot them. Once in a while, my husband will do that. They have taken a lot of the feral cats out at the farm where he rents his shop. They don't seem to bother the cattle or horses in my area. I have seen them run through the pastures during daylight. They don't take bigger dogs where my horse is boarded... the dogs (rott, dobes, or rott-GSD mix) chase them off. |
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Location: Georgia |
So very sorry for your loss. Coyotes are such pests. We have had several cats go missing over the years and I have no doubt they are to blame. Prayers  |
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| Prayers for you <3 I understand how difficult it is to lose a pet, and I really hope you get those coyotes taken care of. We had a major problem with coyotes about 2-3 years ago (I live in WV). They were coming into our back yard in broad daylight and they were attacking our cows. They killed my pet cow that I had had since I was 10, when she laid down to calve... We finally had the USDA come out and set up cyanide traps on our farm, but we just had to make sure our dogs didn't go out and around them. Our neighbors had snares out too but that had caught my dog in one of them, so I don't think they're the best. Our farm hand shot as many as he could too, but they're nasty and destructive. And speaking of those little devils, my boyfriend sent me a picture about an hour ago of one he killed this evening! Prayers you get those coyotes GONE! |
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Location: Texas | I have seen them lure dogs out. We lived on a hill and were on the porch of the house when our big dogs were out playing. A couple of coyotes appeared, our cur dog took off chasing them, one peeled off and circled back to get behind him. Luckily, our dog out ran the coyote. They are bad, sneaky and incredibly patient.
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Location: Somewhere else | So sorry for your loss.... |
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