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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist
...what WAS common sense is no longer sensible at all, and those who say so, are you educating yourself on this subject or relying on what used to be true?
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Also need to consider that the average liter size is 5-7 pups.
Coyote are now in all states except HI. There has been numerous coyote sightings and a few confrontations here in my current neck of suburbia of Michigan but we also have an abundance of deer, rabbit, geese, snakes, etc. to keep them fed. I have noticed though in the past year or two that the number of rabbits feasting on my garden has decreased significantly but we also have plenty of hawks and fox that could be contributing to the decrease. Our small dog is never off leash and does not even go on our deck by himself (I've had to take him in because a hawk was directly overhead us).
Everyone needs to educate themselves because the coyote are not going to pack up and leave. Where there's food they will stay. In urban settings they do consider your pets a food source. It will not remain 'just one dog' forever.