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R_Z · 03-13-2012, 12:52 PM

If you're planning on living there for some time, it would be a good investment to get a tall fence.

beecee · 03-13-2012, 12:58 PM

Yeah, the fence needs to be at least 9ft tall all the way around to keep them out.
Something else you may want to look into is motion sensing sprinklers. I found some on Amazon a bit back....

Amazon.com: motion sensor sprinkler

Teresa Ford · 03-13-2012, 01:59 PM

I am so glad that you and your doggies are ok. I bet you about croked after it happened. I panic after and worry about what I could do if it ever happens again. Here in Fl. There are just so many dangers even in a fairly built up areas. Just last Sat. my neighbor ran over carrying her little Chihuahua and his lttle face was swelling. "OMG," I ask "what happened ?" She cried "Fire ants bit him !" I ran and got my liquid doggy bendryl, and we gave him a dose. I called my Vet, because hers was closed. We just watched him closly for the rest of the evening and he was ok. But it was scary !

boopster · 03-13-2012, 03:08 PM

Don't want to add to your stress, but I wouldn't let them out at all (even on leash) until I was sure the coyote was long gone. A couple of months ago, a dear friend of mine had a coyote snatch her chihuahua while she was standing on her doorstep. The dog was on a leash and standing right next to her. It happened so fast, poor Lucia was gone before my friend even knew what had happened.

gracielove · 03-13-2012, 03:21 PM

I wouldn't take a chance with my babies if I were you. Take them out on leashes and stay near the house with a light on. Try to take them out earlier if you can.

I live outside of town in a wooded area. I take care of homeless cats that have been dumped here and we have lost plenty of them to the predators. We have owls, hawks and coyotes around. I only walk Gracie later in the morning and never at dusk or after. Coyotes are especially brazen and fast. Your baby would be gone before you had time to take a breath. Keep the leash short and close to you. I'd get that spotlight up fast if I were you. A hungry coyote is not afraid of a human if it sees a meal nearby. Make sure you don't leave garbage outside. It attracts smaller prey that in turn attracts the predators.

Donnainohio63 · 03-13-2012, 05:55 PM

My girlfriend lives in the country and a few years back a coyote tried to get one of her Yorkie and lucky for her she also had a big Golden lab but not so lucky for the lab. The lab fought off the coyote but he lost the fight but he did save the little Yorkie.

Susan78 · 03-13-2012, 06:20 PM

I live in the country too and we have wolves,coyotes,hawks and owls. I trained our yorkie to pee pads so she doesn't have to go out. My passed two yorkies also were trained that way too. In our area coyotes have come out in the daylight and killed someones little dog. They are nasty critters and I wished they would go away. They are in the town too digging in garbage cans. Please be careful and thankfully you were with your babies because coyotes are witty and quick. Susan

beecee · 03-13-2012, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Donnainohio63

My girlfriend lives in the country and a few years back a coyote tried to get one of her Yorkie and lucky for her she also had a big Golden lab but not so lucky for the lab. The lab fought off the coyote but he lost the fight but he did save the little Yorkie.

That's horrible

although I'd kill a coyote before I'd admire it....I feel horrible for them. Pushed out with no food other than our pets....it's humans that are at fault but I wouldn't hesitate to kill one that comes near me!

Micah my love · 03-13-2012, 07:12 PM

Oh i would have been so scared

so glad that you and the boys are ok
maybe you could get them to use peepads at night......

NrfnKiva · 03-13-2012, 07:12 PM

glad you and your dogs are alright.

i have seen coyotes in our front yard....

when Kiva was alive i was always very careful and refused to let her out after dark...even in our fenced in back yard....you never know what could happen....it's not worth it!

and now with Hailey here....who is much smaller....i am really nervous. right now she is only 12 weeks old and about 3 lbs. i hate to bring her outside in our back yard unless she's in my arms. i have heard hawks at times. living out here in the country is not turning out the way i had hoped. at times like this i wish i was back in the city.

Wylie's Mom · 03-13-2012, 07:17 PM

We live in the city, but right by the mountainside - and we see coyotes down here at street level. I love seeing them....but I don't like them going after our furbutts.

lillymae · 03-13-2012, 07:29 PM

I would be doing more then talking about a fence, there would be a fence by tomorrow & the weekend at the latest. What ever that coyote was standing on would either have an electric fence wire or barbed wire at the same time the fence was put up. Also, you need a pellet gun or wasp spray with you as coyotes are afraid of nothing when they have their sights on their kill & not even leashing your babies will keep them from being taken by that coyote ,if it can get to you & them that coyote will snatch them rite from you leash or no leash. Please be very careful of yourself & your babies.

Marlee12107 · 03-13-2012, 08:23 PM

Know how scarey it can be. We have them plus a cougar & now they have seen a bear. Since the fire last year they have cut down so many burned trees there is no place for them to hunt, my yard is fenced but I go out with them. Had my son make my front yard smaller when he replaced the fence after it burned. I rigged up extra lights so I csn light up almost all the yard now............Hope all the furbabies stay safe

Jacksmom052709 · 03-13-2012, 09:54 PM

That must have been scary! I have seen a few coyotes near the park system by my house (just a couple of miles away) but since we get deer in the back yard, I wouldn't put it past a coyote to make its way over here... I am always cautious when going outside - not just the coyotes but we have a family of skunks around somewhere - haven't seen the buggers yet, but I can sure smell 'em!

Glad everything turned out okay for you.

celstu1 · 03-14-2012, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ladyjane

I would not let them out off leash at all. At least if they are on a leash, you can pull them back. Yorkies are fearless and could go after the coyote and that would be it.

I have no reason to keep them on leash ... they can't get out of the yard. Its just the coyote could get in the yard bc it could have jumped down the wall, but the dogs can't jump over the wall to get out, it's 4 feet high. If I had a leash on them or not, that coyote (if it choose to) would have attacked and there may or may not have been anything I could do about it. I'm just sooooooo glad they are ok and it didn't turn into a disaster!

03-13-2012, 12:58 PM	#17
beecee Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Phoenix Posts: 626	Yeah, the fence needs to be at least 9ft tall all the way around to keep them out. Something else you may want to look into is motion sensing sprinklers. I found some on Amazon a bit back.... Amazon.com: motion sensor sprinkler __________________ Nikita - - ChiChi - Jimmy - - My Yelp Profile Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. -Buddha

03-13-2012, 01:59 PM	#18
Teresa Ford Therapy Yorkies Work Donating Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central, Florida Posts: 3,863	I am so glad that you and your doggies are ok. I bet you about croked after it happened. I panic after and worry about what I could do if it ever happens again. Here in Fl. There are just so many dangers even in a fairly built up areas. Just last Sat. my neighbor ran over carrying her little Chihuahua and his lttle face was swelling. "OMG," I ask "what happened ?" She cried "Fire ants bit him !" I ran and got my liquid doggy bendryl, and we gave him a dose. I called my Vet, because hers was closed. We just watched him closly for the rest of the evening and he was ok. But it was scary ! __________________ Teresa & Rubin, Gracie, Abba, Ginny Joy and Julia Rose Act like a dog, be kind, forgiving, and loyal.

03-13-2012, 05:55 PM	#21
Donnainohio63 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lorain Ohio Posts: 1,882	My girlfriend lives in the country and a few years back a coyote tried to get one of her Yorkie and lucky for her she also had a big Golden lab but not so lucky for the lab. The lab fought off the coyote but he lost the fight but he did save the little Yorkie. __________________ http://thelittleyorkierescue.weebly.com/

03-13-2012, 07:12 PM	#24
Micah my love Donating YT 100K Club Member & Top YorkieTalk Poster! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: western KY Posts: 108,935	Oh i would have been so scared so glad that you and the boys are ok maybe you could get them to use peepads at night...... __________________ Betty & Micah my love + Yogi

03-13-2012, 07:12 PM	#25
NrfnKiva Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Windsor Locks, CT Posts: 166	glad you and your dogs are alright. i have seen coyotes in our front yard.... when Kiva was alive i was always very careful and refused to let her out after dark...even in our fenced in back yard....you never know what could happen....it's not worth it! and now with Hailey here....who is much smaller....i am really nervous. right now she is only 12 weeks old and about 3 lbs. i hate to bring her outside in our back yard unless she's in my arms. i have heard hawks at times. living out here in the country is not turning out the way i had hoped. at times like this i wish i was back in the city. __________________ Patti RIP my sweet Kiva 1998~2011

03-13-2012, 12:52 PM	#16
R_Z Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Memphis, TN USA Posts: 1,078	If you're planning on living there for some time, it would be a good investment to get a tall fence.

03-13-2012, 03:08 PM	#19
boopster Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 1,643 Blog Entries: 1	Don't want to add to your stress, but I wouldn't let them out at all (even on leash) until I was sure the coyote was long gone. A couple of months ago, a dear friend of mine had a coyote snatch her chihuahua while she was standing on her doorstep. The dog was on a leash and standing right next to her. It happened so fast, poor Lucia was gone before my friend even knew what had happened.

03-13-2012, 03:21 PM	#20
gracielove YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY Posts: 6,582	I wouldn't take a chance with my babies if I were you. Take them out on leashes and stay near the house with a light on. Try to take them out earlier if you can. I live outside of town in a wooded area. I take care of homeless cats that have been dumped here and we have lost plenty of them to the predators. We have owls, hawks and coyotes around. I only walk Gracie later in the morning and never at dusk or after. Coyotes are especially brazen and fast. Your baby would be gone before you had time to take a breath. Keep the leash short and close to you. I'd get that spotlight up fast if I were you. A hungry coyote is not afraid of a human if it sees a meal nearby. Make sure you don't leave garbage outside. It attracts smaller prey that in turn attracts the predators.

03-13-2012, 06:20 PM	#22
Susan78 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hibbing Minnesota Posts: 1,107	I live in the country too and we have wolves,coyotes,hawks and owls. I trained our yorkie to pee pads so she doesn't have to go out. My passed two yorkies also were trained that way too. In our area coyotes have come out in the daylight and killed someones little dog. They are nasty critters and I wished they would go away. They are in the town too digging in garbage cans. Please be careful and thankfully you were with your babies because coyotes are witty and quick. Susan

03-13-2012, 07:17 PM	#26
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	We live in the city, but right by the mountainside - and we see coyotes down here at street level. I love seeing them....but I don't like them going after our furbutts. __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

03-13-2012, 07:29 PM	#27
lillymae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,544	I would be doing more then talking about a fence, there would be a fence by tomorrow & the weekend at the latest. What ever that coyote was standing on would either have an electric fence wire or barbed wire at the same time the fence was put up. Also, you need a pellet gun or wasp spray with you as coyotes are afraid of nothing when they have their sights on their kill & not even leashing your babies will keep them from being taken by that coyote ,if it can get to you & them that coyote will snatch them rite from you leash or no leash. Please be very careful of yourself & your babies.

03-13-2012, 08:23 PM	#28
Marlee12107 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 212	Know how scarey it can be. We have them plus a cougar & now they have seen a bear. Since the fire last year they have cut down so many burned trees there is no place for them to hunt, my yard is fenced but I go out with them. Had my son make my front yard smaller when he replaced the fence after it burned. I rigged up extra lights so I csn light up almost all the yard now............Hope all the furbabies stay safe __________________ I my Marlee Noel & my Katie Bug HUGS, Wanda

03-13-2012, 09:54 PM	#29
Jacksmom052709 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,044	That must have been scary! I have seen a few coyotes near the park system by my house (just a couple of miles away) but since we get deer in the back yard, I wouldn't put it past a coyote to make its way over here... I am always cautious when going outside - not just the coyotes but we have a family of skunks around somewhere - haven't seen the buggers yet, but I can sure smell 'em! Glad everything turned out okay for you. __________________ ~Lori ~ Mom to fur babies Jack, Izzy & Jada & their kitty siblings, Mr. Poops, Milo, Pearl & barn kitty Nanny.