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Originally Posted by Mee-sha  A girl was killed by coyotes where i live, she was 19 years old, sad story: Cape Breton coyote attack kills touring folk singer | CTV News
so i'd be careful if you ever go hiking with your yorkie by yorself, i use to go hiking with my last dog alot by myself on the trails around my area, but not anymore, this scared me. Coyotes are alot more dangerous than people think they are. So not only watch out for your yorkie, but for yourself too.I know if a coyote ever approached, we'd be screwed if it was hungy enough.its scary. |
I do remember this story, but can't quite remember if they determined it was a full-blooded coyote or perhaps a coy-dog. People I've talked to in rural areas of Ontario have told me that the "coyote" problem doesn't tend to be the truly wild, full blooded coyote, but instead caused by coy-dogs which are the result of coyote and feral dog breeding(unwanted dogs left in rural areas to fend for themselves). Apparently this mix causes the coy-dog to be both feral but unafraid of human habitation, thus more likely to attack humans or near urban areas. Of course, there is always the possibility that our human need for space has squished their territory to the point where they can't avoid us, even if they wanted to! I agree with beecee...it's important to do the best you can to protect them, but remember unless we are prepared to keep them locked up in a "plastic bubble" then we can't protect them from everything. And for me, the joy of being a dog, means you have to go out and do "dog things"
