[Owned by Fiona]

I am just reading this and had to comment. I live in rural WV on a farm. I live in fear of these animals everyday! I have 2 17lb schnauzers and a 2lb yorkie. Back in the spring one of our cows gave birth. My dad watched that little calf very closely, but at night a coyote got it and all we found was its head!! The same week my Ella ( mini schnauzer) was bitten by a poisonous snake. She was ok after a vet visit but the next week I came home from a family visit where I was only gone for about an hour and she was covered in blood. We think a coyote attacked her right in our yard! She survived that too but has a lot of scars. I think they could eat Fiona (yorkie) in one gulp!! I have 2 year old and 6 year old that I have to worry about also. It is illegal to kill them here, but something really needs to be done. We also had a kitten we were letting out a few time a day on our back porch that disappeared. Maybe coyotes. Last week my husband saw one walk around the toys in our backyard! That is way to close for me. This things seem to be unafraid. We rarely saw one until a few years ago. The population is growing too fast and I know they are losing their homes but I want to keep mine safe too! I don't want to play survival of the fittest with them. They would win! Good luck and keep your babies really close. Coyotes are fast!!