coyote on prado street.
 

turned off of rio grande onto prado, had a coyote strolling up the street and finally going in between some houses. folks in that area may want to keep and eye on their smaller pets.

We had one on our street in Hadley last Tuesday evening about 8:00 PM. I turned the corner onto our street and the coyote was just ambling down the middle of our street.

Thanks for the information - as an owner of a very well behaved small dog, I sometimes stand in the doorway, and watch my dog as she does a quick pee in the middle of the night. I will make sure to leash and escort her in the front yard from now on. :doggie:

Here in Tamarind Grove, we have been hearing them barking and howling off in the distance every night for a few weeks. Someone mentioned they are hanging around looking for unattended calfs (calves?) over in the fields behind TG.

Then last Friday night we had company and were out on the lanai, and everyone heard low-level growling, and our dog perked up and started sniffing the air.

I do not want to be on the other end of the leash if one of these guys goes after the dog during our evening walk. My husband thinks they would not bother him because of his size, but from the ferocious barking we're hearing, I disagree. They sound very aggressive.

They vary in the pasture from 1 to a pack of 15-20.

Saw one that had been hit last spring down here by Sanibel. They're around. Displaced by all the building no doubt and looking for food. Keep you little pets close.

When we lived in the desert mountains of New Mexico our dogs were usually outside
with us unleashed. One day I was cleaning the pool, probably not paying the attention I should have been, and I looked up to see my Border Collie following a coyote into the desert. They use this tactic to lure their prey to the pack for the kill to occur. Of course
I'm calling him to no avail so I woke my son who happened to be visiting and told him what was happening. He jumps out of bed, still in his boxers, throws on some shoes, grabs the gun we always had loaded in the house, and takes off on foot into the
desert after the coyote and our dog. I know sounds terrifying, and it probably was at the moment, but we look back and laugh at this now.

The border collie got tired of following the coyote and my son in his underwear, toting a gun, came home and we all breathed a sigh of relief!

Now I would appreciate if you could just enjoy this story for what it is and not lecture me about keeping my animals on a leash. Folks this is the wild west where animals are allowed to live a natural life and we're all willing to accept the consequences this freedom brings.

Now if anyone is interested I can tell you about the goat that tried to come through the sliding screen door. God I miss that life!

Never mind the unleashed pet but what about that loaded gun in the house!!

Just kidding!:1rotfl:

I'm leaving this one alone. It's a good story. Glad for the way it ended.

Plus, now I know something abut coyotes I didn't know before-- the luring of prey by one of the pack. I think our golden would look at this as Oh, someone to play with.

You are exactly right; however this is TV and we all keep our pets restrained so it probably wouldn't be an issue.

Actually this prey thing is very interesting to observe. I have watched my two fur friends, in a dog park, go after a dog making distressed yapping noises. They hear this as an injured animal and their wolf instinct kicks in. They don't go in for the kill, but definitely respond with a pact instinct. Now I am talking about pampered pets that sleep with us and are absolute lovebugs until something trips that.

Basically we have taken a wild animal into our home and for the most part this works, but don't ever forget they are descendants of wolves, no matter the breed and that is something that is both awesome and to be respected.

When we lived on a horse farm in Canada, we were surrounded by thousands of acres of State Park. I heard many instances of coyotes luring domestic pets away from their homes so that they were at the mercy of the coyote pack. I love nature but I find it hard to hear about animals killing other animals.

The other day we had a white egret in our back yard chomping down on a gecko. Probably one I had just saved and returned to nature. I understand that it's all about survival of the species.

Barefoot - I hear ya and for some reason I deal with some parts of nature better than others - not quite sure where that comes from. At that same home in New Mexico our neighbors German Shephard got hold of our rat terrier stray and saw it as prey and shook it to death - that was not easy to deal with, but still nature.This same shephard also used to lie in wait for the coyotes to try and enter his yard and would pounce at just the right moment to chase them off. What was interesting was how our standard poodle went in to take on the shephard to save his little buddy.
Nature is magnificent and at the same time cruel.