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Jan 13, 2022 08:08:31   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
happy sailor wrote:
The problem for our domesticated dogs is that there is usually not one coyote but 3, people are so used to spotting one and think it is "the lone wolf" when what you need to be doing is start looking around for its friends.

My trail cam often shows one but if I place the cam in a better spot lo and behold there is another 1 or 2 getting their picture taken. I have seen one walking down our road and then the two outliers on either side of the road farther out. It is all part of hunting for them, one will scare up the game to start running and the other two will be positioned to nail it. "Wiley Coyote" for sure.

Don't underestimate them, they are wild and mean. Neighbours lost their dog last winter, hopefully they don't lose the new one this year.
The problem for our domesticated dogs is that ther... (show quote)


Exactly--they run in packs.

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Jan 13, 2022 09:07:56   #
kvanhook Loc: Oriental, NC
 
I used to love the RoadRunner cartoons. The humor on the sign is probably wasted on the young folks who never saw one of the many cartoons.

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Jan 13, 2022 09:08:36   #
drgw5505 Loc: colorado
 
nobody reads the fine print!

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Jan 13, 2022 09:23:34   #
Dannj
 
robertjerl wrote:
The white message space is not aligned to the edges or centered on the sign so in my opinion it has been "photo shopped" just a bit.


But itโ€™s still funny๐Ÿ˜‚

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Jan 13, 2022 09:50:10   #
yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey
 

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Jan 13, 2022 09:59:20   #
Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana
 
Retired CPO wrote:
A government agency with a sense of humor??? Come on Man! I think this is a fake! :-))


Iโ€™m with you, Chief!

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Jan 13, 2022 10:43:47   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 

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Jan 13, 2022 11:00:36   #
Bull Schmidt
 
brilliant

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Jan 13, 2022 12:13:09   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
robertjerl wrote:
Many pets in the urban areas are small and thus vulnerable, likewise small children.
Out in the country the pets are often semi-feral themselves and the dogs are often large to very large hunting hounds, sheep dogs etc that not only can do a decent job of self defense but may even regard the coyotes as potential chew toys.


Ah, you had to go and spoil it!

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Jan 13, 2022 12:40:26   #
Larelain Loc: Myrtle Beach, SC
 
While living in Simi Valley, Ca we had coyotes all over the neighborhood. One Sunday morning our West Highland White Teirrer which weights 15 pounds got into a fight through the fence with a coyote. I do not know if the coyote was pissed but our dog was. She woke the entire neighborhood with our next door neightbor sticking her head out the window to see what was going on. Fortunately the fence kept her safe but she kept running up and down the fence looking for the coyote who left. There are coyotes in a lot of places and you need to take care of your pets with that in mind

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Jan 13, 2022 14:32:03   #
Redyogi Loc: Chatsworth, GA
 

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Jan 13, 2022 14:51:00   #
bhanusa Loc: Maui, Hawaii
 

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Jan 13, 2022 15:23:19   #
khildy Loc: Brownsburg, IN
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Several local people have seen coyotes around here, and they have no fear of humans. They will often walk toward people. Below is a sign that is both serious and humorous.


๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚. I miss those cartoons so much.

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Jan 13, 2022 16:39:49   #
jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Several local people have seen coyotes around here, and they have no fear of humans. They will often walk toward people. Below is a sign that is both serious and humorous.


I live in the Omaha suburbs but we have coyotes all around. We also have bald eagles sometimes flying around, so I can't just let my five pound dog loose unleashed in the yard. One night last year, when taking him out to pee around 10:30 pm, there were two coyotes across the street, 60-70 feet away, just watching us while we were out, and a bald eagle buzzed us about ten feet over our heads on another day. I do enjoy listening to them howl at night, reminds me of living on farm in Kansas where I grew up.

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Jan 13, 2022 16:55:08   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
happy sailor wrote:
The problem for our domesticated dogs is that there is usually not one coyote but 3, people are so used to spotting one and think it is "the lone wolf" when what you need to be doing is start looking around for its friends.

My trail cam often shows one but if I place the cam in a better spot lo and behold there is another 1 or 2 getting their picture taken. I have seen one walking down our road and then the two outliers on either side of the road farther out. It is all part of hunting for them, one will scare up the game to start running and the other two will be positioned to nail it. "Wiley Coyote" for sure.

Don't underestimate them, they are wild and mean. Neighbours lost their dog last winter, hopefully they don't lose the new one this year.
The problem for our domesticated dogs is that ther... (show quote)


When I say country I mean "Country" as in farms, ranches etc. Not the suburbs with a few acres. I also am not talking "pets" (which some do have in the country) but working/hunting dogs. Farms and ranches with working or hunting dogs that often come in packs of their own and are trained to work/fight together just like a wolf or coyote pack. And as individuals they are bigger than a coyote. The one I posted the photo of, in the same set of photos I got that from was one of a dog resting among a flock of sheep that were huddled very tightly around the dog and the dog had blood in the fur of its muzzle and head. According to the caption the blood was from a wolf it had chased away from the sheep. Wolf = much bigger than a coyote, but then that breed of dog was developed to fight off wolves, the long fur is deliberate, it is actually part of the dog's defense againt being bitten.

Again, I am not talking about "pets" but companion/partner working or hunting dogs.

And to the person that mentioned toddlers etc being in the country as well as sub/urban areas - yes they are but in "real country" farm or ranch areas they are NOT left alone or unwatched outdoors. Many families with small children have a well fenced yard area for family and children where an older family member watches/supervises the little ones & often with some of those working/hunting dogs also guarding the little ones, many of the breeds were first developed to guard children. At least not by a parent/adult with more than two brain cells that know each other.

You have one or two of those big sheep dogs that are used to being companions to little children-often playing with their own pups - and if anything or anyone shows up and seems to be threatening those children/pups and you will see a transformation from giant furry cuddle toys to "Guardians from Hell!" that can be an absolute shock to anyone who has never seen it happen before. And after the threat is gone they instantly revert to cuddle toy mode + a lot of extra alert guarding for a while.

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