Lots of coyoties in my new neighborhood

[dtrahan511]

Oh my goodness!!! These stories are horrifying!!!! We watch Sophie when she goes out, but I'll make sure we watch her closer!!! Thanks for the tips!

[ziggy925]

We have lots of coyotes here, and some of my friends walk their dogs carrying guns (not the dogs, my friends). If you put up a fence make sure the fence is also built to keep the coyotes out.

The pepper spray is a good idea, but while I won't say your dog is completely safe, coyotes really don't like people, even if they have a snack on the end of a leash. Try to avoid dusk and dawn, when coyotes are most active.

I'm in Colorado, and I've only heard about pets vanishing that were out in the yard on their own or got out unleashed. I would definitely be careful, but I think there are more crazy stories out there than actual incidents. I've been here over 30 years now, and I have yet to see a baby being carried off by an eagle.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Sweet Apple

Does anyone know if coyotes would scale a 6 1/2' redwood fence? I've never had them in my backyard, but I hear them run through, behind the fence, on the easement, quite often, during the summer months...In fact, they got my precious cat, last summer, but he was hunting, at night, in the field, behind my house...

As Shodan commented above, yes, coyotes can get over some tall fences (I've seen a doberman get over an 8' fence into my backyard, when I was younger).

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by LilMissy

The coyotes here are very bold as well. Last week one walked right through the school yard while hundreds of children were outside playing at lunch time. Just a few days before that, I had my kids playing at the school playground after school. Missy was with me. For some reason, I turned around and glanced behind to see a coyote approaching. I scooped Missy up and the coyote passed by my kids and I. It was so close that if I leaned over I could have reached out and touched it (no joke). The coyote that was euthanized about 3 weeks ago was captured in the school field. I see them walking up my street regularly, and have come out in the morning to a coyote standing at the end of my driveway. They are a problem because they DO take people pets, many cats go missing in our neighbourhood, and they do bite children. I have proof. Here is a link to the article where a toddler was bitten a few times by a coyote while she was playing in her front yard. This happened exactly 3 blocks from my home. In my earlier post I said that she was bitten in the arm and chest, but that was actually another child. This one was bitten in the neck and head.

Coyote killed after attack on Port Coquitlam toddler

Originally Posted by yorkieusa

This reminds me of a few years ago when I was on the riding mower and I wasn't quite done, so I had to finish with the headlights on. I looked across the lawn and there was a coyote just standing there. I took out across the yard on the mower trying to scare him away and he would barely leave. I didn't scare him at all.

I live in a housing addition and a few houses up there is a huge culvert. A guy who lives next to it works nights and comes in about 3 a.m. He told me one night he counted 23 coyotes coming up and they went through that culvert.

Kacee has a fenced-in yard, but I have never let her go out by herself. It isn't just coyotes that I would worry about. It could be something as simple as a snake, not to mention all of the other creatures out there.

I don't know if I would go outside!

YorkieUSA, you are so right about snakes and creatures...I live in the woods and nighttime is soooo dark here....this is why I prefer piddle pads.

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by Maximo

I don't know if I would go outside!

YorkieUSA, you are so right about snakes and creatures...I live in the woods and nighttime is soooo dark here....this is why I prefer piddle pads.

We have piddle pads, but I had to move them to the attached garage. She never liked using them a lot, but she uses them late at night or if the weather is bad. She has always liked going outside so much. Any woods are about a quarter of a mile away in any direction, so I'm not in the middle of it. That helps. But it is still awfully dark beyond her yard even with the scattered yard lights, because this lot is an acre.

[inabowbina]

Originally Posted by dwerten

here is a pic of a lady on my maltese group where a coyote was looking in their slider

oh my god that pic is scary I would freak out if a coyotie was staring at my babies through the window like that honestly I would have my boyfriend shoot it that is too much

[inabowbina]

Well I been going out with my dogs every day I have a little kit I bring out with me my pepper spray a bat and these poppy fire crackers I am going to get a big dog cage I think that has a top.it would be much easier and safer if I let them potty on a wee wee pad or grass but I tried it in past and they don't like it much and it smells i'm a clean freak it drives me nuts. I might put one in the garage if anything. I feel bad that we have to kill them but they have no natural preditors we have to step In and control there population.

[loveshay]

We have coyotes, BEARS, bobcats and everything in between....thus we don't take our furbabies outside...they use puppy pads...in fact Shays feet have never hit the ground outside...we take him with us, when visiting my kids upnorth but again inside, not outside.

Oh how I would love to take a walk outside with them, but not worth taking a chance...I would never forgive myself if something happened