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Margi said:
We only have a three foot fence due to former restrictions placed by the golf course when it was operating years ago. When I said he hopped the fence, I meant hop. 6 feet doesn't seem to slow them down any, according to neighbors on our FB neighborhood forum. One guy said he saw one come over his 10' fence, grab a chicken and go back over! 25 years I've been here now, and this is the first they have been so bold. My neighbors putting out food and water doesn't help! Sheriff was called on them, I think they stopped--but the damage has been done. They aren't speaking to me anymore, even though I didn't call it in.
I just had to stop typing this to run outside--the pack was back! The airhorn and ultrasonic device didn't really work. He didn't jump in the yard, but he didn't run off scared either! He trotted away. The other two across the fairway stayed over there. I need a pellet gun.
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Wow Margi! That’s scary! Is there a wildlife problem number you could call?
I agree with Ann...have a coyote spray handy...and maybe a paint ball gun, I hear that can hurt!
 
Sandy in CT said:
Air soft gun... check the FPS... this isn't cheap but gets decent reviews.... https://www.amazon.com/Game-Face-AEG-Airsoft-Pistol/dp/B00IVKAPI8/ref=sr_1_9?_encoding=UTF8&c=ts&dchild=1&keywords=Airsoft+Guns&qid=1618503806&refinements=p_72:1248957011&rnid=1248955011&s=paintball&sr=1-9&ts_id=3395161 the 'bullets' are plastic pellets. They can sting, they can scare, but they can't do permanent damage or injure. Son thought it would be funny when younger to 'shoot me in the back' in front of his friends as I was walking in to basement from garage. The door didn't shut as fast as he thought it would and he nailed me in the back. I survived and so did he - the look on his face was priceless!!! :)
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I bet you weren’t too happy ...I know I wouldn’t be!
Years ago my brother had a pellet gun, shot it at my sister and hit her in the cheek. They were lucky it didn’t get her eye!
 
trini said:
I am so glad that Fillion is feeling much better...these little dogs are SO stoic...if only they could talk "human" and tell us that they hurt. Kudos to you for getting him the help he needed...he is lucky to have such a good doggie Mom.
Trini
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Thanks Trini, I just feel like I let him down. He's probably been out of whack since the shoulder injury two years ago. I just followed the standard protocol from the vet and did the anti-inflammatories and rest. I should have gone sooner.

Calliesmom said:
not a bad dog mom at all.....
it's incredibly hard to tell when they are hurt- you're lucky to have a chiropractor close enough to take your sheltie to. I can only really get mine to one when the chiropractor comes to the agility trials- otherwise it's 2 hours to go to the office.

coyotes are scary- cause they're not scared.......
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I feel lucky about that too. Someone on the forum said go to a CERTIFIED animal chiro. So I looked them up and there are only 4 in Tucson, two are vets who mostly do equine and are not taking any dogs at this time. This doc is very conscientious about the treatment, took almost an hour with him. She's a Rottie gal. And at 85.00 first adjustment and 50 on the follow ups I don't feel like I'm getting gipped either....

Sharon7 said:
:eek2: :mad1: This is scary, Margi. I'm all for wildlife making a living but not in a neighborhood! Holy cow. How about Ann's mention of long distance pepper spray?
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My next door neighbor has bear spray, he told me this morning. I'm gonna try that just as soon as he gets out of the hospital. His dog, Rush, is the one that got bit in the face through the fence. My new solar light doesn't slow this coyote down--but it works, as I watched him running the fence trying to bite Rush again at 4 am.

Sandy in CT said:
Air soft gun... check the FPS... this isn't cheap but gets decent reviews.... https://www.amazon.com/Game-Face-AEG-Airsoft-Pistol/dp/B00IVKAPI8/ref=sr_1_9?_encoding=UTF8&c=ts&dchild=1&keywords=Airsoft+Guns&qid=1618503806&refinements=p_72:1248957011&rnid=1248955011&s=paintball&sr=1-9&ts_id=3395161 the 'bullets' are plastic pellets. They can sting, they can scare, but they can't do permanent damage or injure. Son thought it would be funny when younger to 'shoot me in the back' in front of his friends as I was walking in to basement from garage. The door didn't shut as fast as he thought it would and he nailed me in the back. I survived and so did he - the look on his face was priceless!!! :)
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Oh my word that sounds painful!
I will check that out--thanks for the link.
 
One thing I forgot to mention in this whole debacle was that I think Benson missed his calling. For days after the injury incident, Benson kept following Fil around and putting his nose right on the injured hip. I thought at the time it was a dominance thing, and kept telling him to leave Fil alone. But now I think he knew right where Fil got hurt. He probably should be one of those disease sniffing dogs!
 
Margi said:
One thing I forgot to mention in this whole debacle was that I think Benson missed his calling. For days after the injury incident, Benson kept following Fil around and putting his nose right on the injured hip. I thought at the time it was a dominance thing, and kept telling him to leave Fil alone. But now I think he knew right where Fil got hurt. He probably should be one of those disease sniffing dogs!
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What a GOOD boy, Benny! See, mom, being an extra sensitive soul is handy sometimes!! :winkgrin:
 
Don't beat yourself up to bad Sca was racing with almost that much out (and all his toes) Only reason I knew was his time dropped. You could feel him and he did not care and let you. When he came home she warned me he was going to pass out. Yep he was chill jello Sca all night. Next day he was tossing himself around like usual :(
 
SheepOfBlue said:
Don't beat yourself up to bad Sca was racing with almost that much out (and all his toes) Only reason I knew was his time dropped. You could feel him and he did not care and let you. When he came home she warned me he was going to pass out. Yep he was chill jello Sca all night. Next day he was tossing himself around like usual :(
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Doc said to expect soreness and sleeping for a while. He def didn't wanna go on walk next day. BUT after 24 hours the keeping him quiet got a lot harder...Benson was NO help of course. I forgot one knee was screwed up too. How do they get so jacked up??
 
Margi said:
Doc said to expect soreness and sleeping for a while. He def didn't wanna go on walk next day. BUT after 24 hours the keeping him quiet got a lot harder...Benson was NO help of course. I forgot one knee was screwed up too. How do they get so jacked up??
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Sca launched himself on a regular basis. When he was a puppy he would go running into the kitchen throw it into a slide and bank off the wall to stop at his food bowl. I moved his bowl as he did this more and more and faster pace. That was one many ways for Sca, he had no regard for launching himself.
 
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