I was just out mowing my lawn and a coyote wandered through like I wasn't there. I usually have my puppy out with me on a rope. I was wondering are coyotes likely to attack my dog on a rope, and would they attack the two of us when we were out for a walk? I never saw one this close to home and I don't want a problem when we go for our walks.
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Coyotes pick their battles wisely, by which I mean they try to avoid them whenever possible. He's more likely to go after your garbage can than he is your dog, though if it's a small puppy, I'd keep an eye on it.
I hear Roadrunners are good distractions for coyotes. Especially a Superbird.
A coyote out in daylight unafraid of people is probably rabid. They are shy and not really too keen on a fight if they can avoid it but they will eat a small dog if they are starving.
My fox terrier has run one off and he is pretty small but then again, he is retarded and will try to kill anything that steps on "his" land that isn't a person.
Oh, and they are fooled easily... just paint a tunnel on the side of your house and then run thru it. He will either smack into the wall trying to chase you or get hit by the train.
^ Coyotes don't look for a fight - better to not impair your ability to eat - but lunch on a string could be easy pickings... Don't tether your dog/puppy and leave unattended. Tethering also tends to lead to some behavior issues if you're not really careful.
Pretty amazing how adaptable coyotes are. I've seen them near Chicago, within Denver, and all over Scottsdale / Phoenix.
You aren't in any danger, as they are pretty shy, but your dog may be. I'd make sure you don't have any garbage that is easy to get to, and make some loud noises if you see them around. They are very smart. Once they figure out you don't have any easy pickings, and are a potential threat to them, they will move on.
I struggle with how to pronounce it. I must be an idiot.
Around Chicago everyone says "Ki-Yo-Tee" or "Ki-Yo-Tee's"
Around Denver all my coworkers say "Ki-Yote" or "Ki-Yotes"
I can hear Coyotes in the woods behind me at night. I don't worry about my dogs, they trained killers (OK, they never leave the couch, but they are safe all the same) but I have a 5-pound cat who is always outside. That one worries me, but she is a climber so I think she can always find a safe spot in a tree.
I believe my farmer grandfather says it best "the only coyote you want in the yard is a dead one" . Coyotes and feral dogs will take some of his stock whenever they get a chance.
Buy a donkey, jackass.
Depends Wally, do you already own a gun? And are you within city limits?
Where are you Wally, for that makes quite a difference in the type of coyote you're talking about, and what they are like.
But, typically, you have nothing to fear for yourself. Your puppy on the other hand does. Raccoon sized and down is fair game to all coyotes. Above that, and the western coyote is more likely to leave it alone.
Coyotes (and fox, bobcat, etc) all walk about in daylight. Don't conclude just because you see an animal it must be rabid. Your observation that it just didn't care about you is far more likely accurate.
Around here Coyotes pick off small pets all the time. We used to kill all of them and feral dogs we saw.
Coyotes are fairly common in this area. There are also many "Lost Cat" posters on the telephone poles.
I suspect that it won't be a problem if you and the dog are out there together, though I wouldn't take him out for a walk if you see a coyote lurking about.
Around here, we say that if you have wild turkeys one year, you will have coyotes the next. My brother in law had 14 turkeys that used to pass through his yard every day. Until that one awful morning....
until we allow wolves to run free in America, we're gonna have coyotes coast to coast. Coyotes are shy at first but can become very much less so. Thing is they don't weigh much to be a real danger to humans. You should scare them off any chance you get - run at 'em, yelling and flapping your arms. Sounds silly, but it works, they're a pest and without wolves to eat them will eat anything smaller, weaker than them, and have been known to stalk small children. Just don't run away from them, that's how they like to hunt you
In reply to nutherjrfan: Are you berkeleying kidding me? I would rather have fifty coyotes in my neighbourhood than one wolf.
And 4eyes knows coyotes, I started calling them (and killing them for fur) in 1977.
Check:http://www.coyotegods.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm
And:http://www.predatormastersforums.com/forums/ubbthreads.php
Over the years we have lost three dogs to coyotes, Mom's pomeranian,my Scottie, and my Daughters beagle.
no i'm not berkeleying kidding you Francis. sheesh. 
pete240z wrote: I struggle with how to pronounce it. I must be an idiot. Around Chicago everyone says "Ki-Yo-Tee" or "Ki-Yo-Tee's" Around Denver all my coworkers say "Ki-Yote" or "Ki-Yotes"
Western style= Ki-yote.
City boys raised on Loony Tunes = Ki-yo-tee.
Appleseed wrote:pete240z wrote: I struggle with how to pronounce it. I must be an idiot. Around Chicago everyone says "Ki-Yo-Tee" or "Ki-Yo-Tee's" Around Denver all my coworkers say "Ki-Yote" or "Ki-Yotes"Western style= Ki-yote. City boys raised on Loony Tunes = Ki-yo-tee.
What about ki-yoot? Maybe that rhymes with oot and aboot....
There is a very good reason mankind has wiped out wolves from much of the world. Man and Wolf cannot coexist. Wolves eat anything they can kill, and they can and do kill anything that walks. 
Disney propaganda to the contrary.
4eyes wrote: There is a very good reason mankind has wiped out wolves from much of the world. Man and Wolf cannot coexist. Wolves eat anything they can kill, and they can and do kill anything that walks.
Hmmm then explain to me how I managed to live with 2 of them for the first 10 or so years of my life? Oh and the only aggression they ever showed when I was around was when they felt I was in danger of some sort.
Also man and wolf can coexist because many years ago guess what? They were domesticated and became valuable allies to man kind. They often were demonized and used as scapegoats through out history, and still are today. We have done research on supposed wolf attacks on live stock and a majority of the time there was no actual evidence of wolves at the sight of the attacks however there was ample evidence of domesticated dogs at those locations.
You want to protect your livestock from predator attacks? This includes any sort of wild or feral canid, bears or big cats. Get yourself a guardian dog like an anatolian, up at the property we have 3 and have yet to lose a single animal to wild predators on a ranch that sits in the middle of a heavily forested area with all of the above predators.
You have much more to fear from a domesticated dog gone wild than you ever would from a wolf or coyote. The wolf and coyote by their very nature will try to avoid you while the domesticated dog is use to humans and will have no issue with interacting with them even violently.
Depending on the size of your dog will determine if it will be in danger from a coyote as others have mentioned. However if you are there you have very little to fear of your pup becoming a snack.
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/general/columns/story?columnist=swan_james&id=5131109 http://nwoutdoorlife.com/article/2009/oct/01/four-hunting-dogs-lost-wolf-attack/ http://www.aws.vcn.com/wolf_attacks_on_humans.html http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/species/mammals/wolf/WeeklyRpt06/wk12012006.html
Not to worry Wally, coyotes aren't stupid. He took one look at you and thought "Human Double-Down = heart attack. Pass."
Follow the lead of the Texas Governor and shoot a Coyote while out jogging.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/28/texas-governor-shoots-kills-coyote-threatened-dog/
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