Coyotes vs dog concerns

[llombardo]

Coyotes don't lure dogs intentionally. They do eat some dogs, if those dogs are small enough, but the process is the same as if they caught a cat or a rabbit and does not involve a complicated luring process where they encourage a dog to follow them home to be killed by the family! That is nothing but a wive's tale.

They will grab small bite-size dogs, and some coyotes will interact with larger dogs conspecifically, engaging in friendly or antagonistic social behavior depending on the circumstance. A dog that chases a lone coyote back to its den site will be subjected to a defensive attack by the coyote's mate, or if it is a yearling, it's parents and if it is a smaller dog and outnumbered they might kill it.

Most coyotes don't live in packs but in mated pairs with only one years' immature young.

Coyotes are extremely misunderstood animals and not malicious. They're just predators.

It's a complete fact that one coyote will go in and lead a dog to the rest of the pack. It's not about being malicious, it's about being hungry and surviving. This is most likely to happen during mating season. The female attracts the said dog.

They do run in packs here and they are pretty large. They are also out and about during the day and at night.

Coyotes here will and have attacked 3-4 dogs at a time. Sure they prefer small dogs because it's just easier but they can be pretty bold.

 

[llombardo]

Here is one story of many

"A pack of coyotes chasing after a puppy broke several panes of glass in the door of a west suburban home Friday as they tried to chase the dog into the house.

"I've never seen anything quite like this," Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel said of the attack on South Herbert Road, about a mile from the Des Plaines River.

Dog owner Roger Nelson said it was about 4 a.m. when he let his three dogs -- a beagle, a golden retriever and a German shepherd puppy -- out into the yard. He said his pups barely made it out of the door when the pack of coyotes came charging.

The coyotes -- Nelson said there were four of them -- came from the bushes and easily cleared a fence."

 

[Roo5]

Thanks,She actually is out with them during free ranging,HOWEVER,that’s for the fox ,I’m not concerned so much at night,but wanted to be sure nothing even tried.I actually never left her out there all nigh, usually till 1200 or 100 with a set alarm or I would be already up.I was just wondering and discovering new information (to me) about coyotes,I hadn’t been informed coyotes lured dogs, and defiantly wasn’t sure if my dog would fall for it because her only priority is to defend the House,the very front,she never leaves at nights.

Hello...
I have two working dogs and one that's chained up because he can be mean and wanders off for hours. Anyways I lock my dogs in at night and only let them out during the day. Coyotes will try and lure a dog away and the pack will kill them. My Birds are in secure pens at night so I have no concerns about predators at that time . My dogs are out definitely during free range time.