two coyotes this morning chased my dogs....

[SallyF]

LOVE the picture of everyone curled up on the love seat snoozing! All you need are a couuple of chickens up on the back of it to make it a perfect picture.

 

[Chicken Fruit]

I'll take a pair of Coyotes over a single coydog anyday. What awful critters those hybrids. And cocky too. Growing up in ohio outside of columbus they were like a plague. The darn things would run into the barnyard, INTO the barn and terrorize the ewes and lambs every stink'n spring. They never managed to get into the pens with them, but the darn things would do it just the same.

And theyre so nasty vicious, not afraid of people on any level- or dogs.

You dont have a pair of coydogs do ya? *shivers*

 

[henryetta]

humm, donkey....i had two mules out there right next to my chickens.....Danged if that probably was why they were never picked on at night.. Wonder if i knew that at the time and just forgot..lol (age does wonderful things for us

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ok, another edit here.......whats a coydog??

oops.....edit to edit my edit....... i just figured it out

 

[chickerdoodle]

What good dogs--and so cute too! We live in the suburbs and although my Belgian Malinois was protection trained (ex Air Force dog) the last thing I want is for her to get engaged in using this training for fear she'd get hurt. She is a house dog as she always wants to be near us but she does love to play outdoors with her "sister," our ancient Parson Russel Terrier. Emma, the terrier, doesn't know she is pushing 15!

We also have 2 cats they get along with but our cats would not allow the "lowly" dogs on their furniture--the dogs must go to the family room couch

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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I'm pretty sure they were straight coyotes. We have a huge pack of them around here - we can hear them every night over in one field or another surrounding us gathering up. They are hard to shoot, though - smart, fast and sneaky.

I had one a month ago come into the yard and take a chicken right in front of my husband (maybe 20 yards away) - couldn't get the gun fast enough (which is why it now resides right inside the door).

meri

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

Those two get along fantastic with "their" cat - any other cats in the yard are fair game, though.

eta - that cat is 18.5 years old - I hate to think how the dogs are gonna feel when she dies, cause I'm not getting another cat anytime soon. She basically rules the dogs, though

she's old, she's crabby and she don't mind letting them know it.


meri

 

[Rainstorm]

My first black lab helped raise me.. When I was young I had a habbit of running off, He'd sit by the door and wait for me to open it then block me till someone saw me making a go for it, and when I did make it off he Stayed right by my side, He saved my life once also, They use to Dig DIP big holes to throw big junk stuff like big pieces of cars and stuff in and cover it up, They had dug the hole but hadnt used it yet and it rained bad, I was curious and ended up slipping in, I dont remember it because I was 3 - 5, but from what my family tells me they found my black lab (Blackie) in the hole hanging to the side with his paws/claws and his teeth buried through my shirt holding me above the water, I also got COMPLETLY covered from head to toe in fire ants when I was 7 and had run off (yet again) he started barking and of course my family knew I was gone when they heard him, and the whole time my family was on their way he sat right by me and licked the ants off me even though they stung him.. He was 14 1/2 years old and still going till our STUPID stuck up know it all neighbor got a full grown male dog which she was told by many people not to (she lives on our land) she got one anyway and the dog attacked blackie a couple times, she would never do anything to control her dog, and just slowly mine went downhill.. I could NEVER replace him.

I had gotten another black lab a year later and he was becoming a great dog to, Actaully reminded me ALOT of my old lab, so much most of us even made mistakes of calling him 'Blackie' to. He protected me and everyone else here, Never let me walk off on my own. Sadly he was stolen not to long ago, Im still hoping to find him but I just dont see it happening..

 

[deanna&rich]

Toby has really sweet, intelligent eyes, can't help but like your pup!!

We have 100 lb Rotti, Mango, who patrols our property in the day but stays inside with us at night. Our chickens have never been bothered by a predator, but our neighbors have lost several chooks this summer. Our two coops are only 20 yards apart, near our adjunct property lines.

We figure that the smell of our dog is all around our perimeter, and she barks LOUDLY at invaders during the day or twilight, so that must be enough to convince predators to go next door.

 

[Le Canard de Barbarie]

Mojo Chick'n :

The dogs started to chase them (the two coyotes), well, Toby did, anyway, and Lily followed. They were crossing the upper hayfield and Toby, being the great watchdog that he is, decided they had to go.

By the time I got out the door, Toby and Lily were running back towards the house with two big coyotes close behind - these coyotes were as tall as Lily ( yellowlab mix) they looked very well fed and healthy.

Sounds like if you hadn't been there, your two dogs would have been toast. In other words, your two dogs were getting their butts kicked. Nothing to be ashamed of, because coyotes are used to fighting and killing for a living.

Have you considered any of the livestock guardian dog (LGD) breeds?

www.lgd.org​

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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Sounds like if you hadn't been there, your two dogs would have been toast. In other words, your two dogs were getting their butts kicked. Nothing to be ashamed of, because coyotes are used to fighting and killing for a living.

Have you considered any of the livestock guardian dog (LGD) breeds?

www.lgd.org

I've considered them - but two dogs is enough around here, for now.

I do agree, that if I hadn't have come out on the porch, they would have chased the dogs clear into the front yard. If it had been just one, it probably would have run off when it saw two dogs - but two coyotes, I guess, are more brave and will go after the dogs.

Our neighbors have an LGD, and another neighbor has two LGD.

Part of the problem is that Lily was born and raised as a city dog, and even though she loves it out here, she is just clueless. Toby, however, was born on a farm, and raised here on our farm and he is pure "farm dog". Lily is about 7 years old, and lived in a big city for 5 years before ever coming to the farm. Plus, I hate to admit, she just isn't the smartest puppy in the world - lovable, but stoop!d.

Toby is smart and brave, and not afraid to go out in the rain/storms on patrol (while Lily will sit on the porch and wait for him). He is, however, a smaller dog (beagle sized) so for large predators, he doesn't look too intimidating.

eta - I have looked into anatolian sheperds, and would LOVE to have one someday.

meri