Originally Posted by McheleM (Post 4449905)

I fought a chupacabra once.

Originally Posted by Cbjorgol (Post 4449898)

Lol, I was joking of course but I would have an opportunity to scare it off before it chomped little squishy.

Originally Posted by megansmomma (Post 4450054)

I'm glad that you were not serious about your bare hands. Because of your post last night I had a dream about me, an apartment balcony and a bear cub that woke me up laughing at like 3 AM. I'd like to add a few facts before retelling my dream. First, we live in the suburbs of Chicago, in a house and the news has been filled in recent days about a young bear that has been spotted in IL. Bears are not native to IL so this is kind of big news. As a matter of fact it was on the news again just a few minutes ago. Kind of like the mountain lion that was shot and killed inside the city of Chicago a few years ago.

Here's my crazy mind:

My husband and I were living in an apartment that faced an alley with a large dumpster. The bear cub broke into the apartment and I grabbed it by the neck and flung it into the open dumpster which just happened to have a mattress inside. The bear bounced high into the air and landed on the ground then ran away. I taught him huh :rolleyes:

Here's my opinion on the coyotes. We have coyotes around us too so it is concerning when I let them out to potty at night. I know that a fence even 6' tall will not stop a coyote if they wanted to hop it. But I do let them out at night and always go out with them to watch and take a huge Mag Light flashlight with me. Before I let them out I'll check the yard and in and out they go. They are more afraid of us then we are of them. So if you want to potty outside I'd say stick close to your backdoor, take a flashlight and if you were to see one make a lot of noise to scare it off. During the day I don't worry but at night it's always a very quick in and out with me right there watching.

Originally Posted by matese (Post 4450314)

lol that was some crazy dream you had, had me laughing too lol. DO NOT WATCH SCARY VIDEO by lynzy420 lol

Originally Posted by pink66 (Post 4450406)

All of this coyote talk made me nervous, so I spent the morning reading different websites with info on these critters. I'm even more nervous now! I live in Maryland, about 40 minutes NE of Baltimore; Aberdeen Proving Ground is just a few miles away. Apparently, a few years ago coyotes were intentionally brought to APG to help control the groundhog population. That plus their natural expansion into this area has made them a fairly established animal in Maryland. I don't want to be afraid to go outside, but I do think everybody should have a plan or two in mind just in case you come face to face with one while taking your pups for a walk--or even hanging out in your yard!
In all honesty when I first read OP's post, I thought OP was overly concerned. After reading what I've found on coyotes, I believe the OP is right, and you can't be "too concerned" when it involves the safety of our pups!