I've been reading about keeping your pets safe and it alarms me that the advices is only for people with small pets. Yes, if you have a small dog or cat, they can be killed by raccoons, eagles, and coyotes. But so can you big dogs. My sister had a yellow lab. When she was about four years old and was in heat, my sister and her boyfriend started noticing coyotes closer to the house. One day, in broad daylight not just at night, her dog snuck out the backdoor to meet up with a coyote. My sister's boyfriend went after them trying to get their dog to come back but she was in heat. The coyote led her to a clearing where his pack surrounded her and pounced. They ate her alive as my sister's brother was forced to watch since he didn't have a gun on him.
I'm just posting this because I live in an area where we have a ton of coyote packs that walk around our apartments. Whenever people, with dogs even, talk about them. They are a nuisance that gets in the trash not miniature city wolves. Regardless the size of your pet, they can be eaten by coyotes. Because coyotes are pack animals, even if you only see one, and your pet isn't. So please be aware that even if you have a bigger dog like a pit bull or a yellow lab, that your dog can be at risk from city predators. Please keep your pet safe.
We live within the city limits but very much on the outskirts of it and really pretty much in the country. We do have coyotes in the area as we have heard them either just when the sun has gone down or just before the sun comes up. They tend to get really close to the houses on my street. My pup is a boxer and yes, even though she's a bigger dog she could very well get into it with a pack of coyotes and lose. I do not let her out of my sight and we're lucky enough that she doesn't care to let us out of her sight either so we always know where she is and we're always outside with her. I do not let her out on a leash alone.
Yes, that is a valid concern. Coyotes have even been known to attack even humans. They attack by suffocation by targeting the jugular vein. However, coyotes can be useful in sustainable conditions as they eat nasty pests like mice and rats. The best way to keep pets safe from being attacked is to clear bushes around the home and creating coyote proof fences.
Yes, that is a valid concern. Coyotes have even been known to attack even humans. They attack by suffocation by targeting the jugular vein. However, coyotes can be useful in sustainable conditions as they eat nasty pests like mice and rats. The best way to keep pets safe from being attacked is to clear bushes around the home and creating coyote proof fences.
Luckily, I don't live in a place where coyotes are notorious. I'm glad you brought this up though for other people who live in areas with coyotes to be informed. I think even bigger dogs can have a difficult time protecting themselves when attacked by a pack of coyotes.
It's important to keep an eye on your pets, especially when you live around coyotes. The best thing you can do is build a high fence around your yard so coyotes cannot get in and your dogs cannot get out as well.
Always, always accompany your dogs when they go out. It's not only predators like coyotes that can attack them, there are other animals as well, like snakes. Or maybe other people who can attack your dog.
Fortunately, we have had no coyote warnings so far this year. Periodically the local animal control will post coyote warnings when they have been seen by people in town. I try to keep my dog on his leash when we are in the front yard and luckily I have a fenced backyard where he can roam with no worries.
That's a terrible experience. I do not have to worry about that though, as I live in a country where the "wildest" animal you can find is just your average street dogs and cats. So I do not have any worries when it comes to my dog lounging around in the garden of my apartment, same goes for my cats. They are great, and I'm sure my dog would protect his sibling cats when the time comes.
I'm sorry to hear about that experience, and thank you so much for sharing this with us, I'm pretty sure that it will be helpful for more than one.
Well, even if I live in México, there aren't any coyotes on my city, I haven't seen one yet. But I think that I still need to take care of my pets, we all know how curious sometimes they can be and they can absolutely get into trouble because of that.
Fortunately, I am in the city, and we have no coyotes. That is not only dangerous to pets, but to human too. The only thing that is dangerous for us is guns, robbery, and bad guys!
Well that is certainly a little alarming for anyone with pets in the area. I guess I have to consider myself pretty lucky in that the area where I live we do not have much for wildlife posing any threats. We do have some nasty raccoons and opossums, but I am pretty sure my little guy can handle his own with those. I hope that all the pets are safe there.