Yorkie Taken By Coyote - Residenial neighborhood - not near wilderness

[YorkieMiki]

I'm exteremely devastated. My girlfriend's young yorkie was taken by a Coyote a few days ago.

Let this be a warning to others that if you are in an area with Coyotes- or closeby even in suburban areas where you wouldn't expect, that Coyotes can get into back yards and take your dog.

My girlfriends parents were watcing her Yorkie and let her out to pee in the middle of the night for a couple minues.

She's in an dense developed neighborhood miles from the wilderness. Her house has 6 ft tall cinder block walls . No one had an idea that this was possible in that neighborhood because it's far from nature. Anyways the Coyotes can travel down sewer drains and come out and take your dog.

They can travel down connected neighboring fences/walls. So even if your wall/fence is higher than 6 feet it might not deter the coyotes.

Right now there is a drought in California and the Coyotes don't have as much natural prey so they are very aggressively scouring our neighborhoods for pets- cats, dogs etc.

Be careful with your pet between 6 pm until 8 am. Some Coyotes have even been seen during the day closer to the wilderness.

e prepared and Don't let it happen to you


Animal Advocates - Coyote information, Los Angeles, California - Mary Cummins this one says to have 8 ft tall fences are necessary. You need to put up barbed wire or a coyote wall roll in order to realy prevent them from climbing a wall.

http://www.cesarsway.com/dog-care/do...e-from-Coyotes
some good general info
How to Keep Coyotes Away from Campsites or Homesteads: 8 Steps

this one is good - also DON't Leave dogfood outside they will smell it and it attracts them

[Faboosh]

My goodness, that's so sad and so scary. I'm really sorry for you and your girlfriends loss.

Thank you for sharing that with us. What a painful reminder.

To think, we were just talking about finally getting a fence to keep our neighbors german shepherd from getting to Billi, even knowing they can clear most fences. Billi goes and stays at my grandmother's house sometimes and she has a lot of wildlife in her yard, and she's also residential- we've talked at length about keeping Billi inside at night. We have pee pads and potty patches for her. It's such a shame and scary, but we have to always be vigilant about our little ones' safety...


Again, I'm so sorry for your loss.

[YorkieMiki]

Thank you. It's hard for a lot of my friends and family to understand the connection I had to that dog. She was really part of our family. We tried to take her everywhere.

I'm devastated and have been crying and not sleeping. My girlfriend is even worse.

Anyways I just wish I had taken better precautions and had warned others that take care of our dogs as well.

Anyways please all take extra precaution with your animals. Don't let this happen to you, and be prepared for anything.

On tuesday we took her to the dog to the dog beach and she frolicked in the sand, cuddled with her wednesday and by Friday morning she was gone forever. RIP you sweet little angel

I still have my little yorkie mix who I got because I fell in love with her...anyways I will now protect him w everything I got.

[Yorkiemom1]

This is such a terrible thing that happens...it is actually very common in our area....a completely residential area...I have no idea where they come from around here, but they are seen just about every week, sometimes 3-4 times a week, along with bob cats and there have even been a cougar or two seen on security cameras, roaming around at night. Then there are the predator birds that take our babies....I continously warn everyone I come in contact with, do not ever leave your babies for even one second, alone and unsupervised, anyplace, especially outside in your own back yard.....I warn all my new "parents" to PLEASE do NOT let your baby outside unsupervised or unattended....it just takes a second for something tragic to happen, and they are all so helpless and innocent. This is why I HATE doggie doors that allow this very thing to transpire....it sure is easier to let them go by themselves outside to potty, but when they dont come back thru that doggie door,........ I am so sorry for your loss and I know the pain....I lost a chihuahua to an owl years ago....my little dog was snatched up with me right with her in our back yard....all I could do was watch that monster fly off with my baby.....

[gemy]

I am very sorry for your loss! And it is a timely reminder to us all, that just because we don't live in the wilderness/country, we in the cities/towns are not safe from coyotes or other prey animals/birds.

We have coyotes here, and coy-wolfs, no owls as far as I am aware. But raccoons and opossums. Also foxes.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Every time I hear of another little baby being lost this way, I just get the willies imagining that dog's terror. Hopefully the little dog lost consciousness quickly. Awful, awful story.

[shelbysmom]

So very sorry, I can only imagine how horrible this is for you and your girlfriend. Heartbreaking. We live in CA too and the coyotes are a huge concern in our area. I have seen them mid morning walking through our neighborhood, very frightening with a pup on a leash. Several locals have had coyotes come out of bushes in the evening and grab small dogs as they are walking them on leash!

Thank you for taking the time to remind us, I know it's hard to reach out when you are dealing with grief.

[Oddsock]

So sorry for your loss, for the grief you and your girlfriend are going through. Losing our little ones is a terrible event, but this way of going must add to the pain. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

[EarthAngel]

I am so very sorry for your loss. I hope that everyone takes heed to what has happened. Coyotes are everywhere...even Florida. A 6 foot fence will not deter them...they scale them easily. The best we can do is be out with out furkids when they go to potty...even during the day. I have a 100' x 100' fenced in yard and have seen a coyote maybe four times in over 20 years living here and will not let Bentley out without supervision.

I hope this message gets around as there are many people who don't realize this can happen in a blink of an eye. Would be a blessing to keep one more dog safe.

[chachi]

Im sorry for your loss I know from My Husband seeing one by us(we are 5 mins from downtown) they can be anywhere

[matese]

So very sorry for the loss of you & your GF lil baby, a horrific way to loose a baby. I live in a heavily wooded area, we have coyotes and hybrid coyotes in the area I live in. One of the reason Cody potty's on the deck from dusk until mid mornings. Some time ago a member posted a video of how quickly a coyote snatched a dog or cat and sleekly jumped a wall with it. Seems a neighbor had taped this. To hear of this, heed is taken, but to have seen the actual attack was horrifying, making me now go out on my deck first, check my yard for no lurking wild life then let the boy out on the deck. Thank you again for the reminder.

[YorkieMiki]

Thank you all for your kind words.

I just found out about my GF's dog dying on friday morning. I spent time with my sister who I'm close with. I told her I was crying and that I feel devastated and at one point she said "Geez what's gona happen if someone close to you dies. It's just a dog" That pissed me off, but at the same time I guess it's hard to understand. That dog was like a baby to me. It feels like I've lost a child. I'm sure she's just trying to make me feel better and wants to put it in perspective, but that sort of s**t doesn't help.

Anyways once again don't let it happen to you. Just be wary that someone might try to steal your dog, it might try to run away, or get run over, or predators may get it, or it may get sick. All we can do is be prepared and try to prevent it as much as possible.

I'll try to just remember the good times we had. I'm sad, but already much better than when I first found out about her death.

Thanks everyone for the kind words, it makes me feel better that there are others out there that have real connections with their dogs. I'l get over this and life will go on. I just hope no one has any regrets like I do. Stay safe.

edit also my girlfriends parents, who were watching the dog, did not know that coyotes were actually walking that neighborhood. The last they had heard of a Coyote was a long time ago, and had no idea that it could scale a 6 ft wall. So we all need to be careful.

[kjc]

How sad... I am so very sorry for your loss. Hugs and prayers to you and your GF.

[YorkieMiki]

Also, I felt a lot of anger a couple days ago towards the Coyotes, but they are just animals that are trying to survive. They are opportunistic and will go for the easiest prey. They are hunter/ carnivores and we are in their original territory. We need to be careful. It's our fault this happened, not the wildlife.

[Buster Brown]

Some people never have a connection with pets and it is their loss. They really do not understand the loving bond we form and how much their unconditional love adds to our lives. My deepest sympathies to you and your girlfriend. Your warning reminds me to be more vigilant.