Sad story from NH

scottanddeb said:
this is VERY sad. I've been warning my wife about this danger since we got our first pup. We live in Massachusetts -lots of coyotes & coy dogs in the woods around here & the danger is only going to increase as Winter rolls in & game becomes more scarce. incidentally, Eastern Coyotes are "significantly " larger than their Western cousins.
we've also got a good sized Fisher living in back of our house -our four dogs would be no match for this little monster - be careful people!
scott
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while I feel bad for the poor dog..what a horrible way to go, I have to kind of wonder about the owners...I am by no means in the wilderness or even really a rural area and I know the dangers for goodness sakes! There are coyotes all over the place here..and fox as well, although the fox are less daring than the coyotes and usually stay to the smaller rabbits/squirrel/mice, but still its winter and the food supply is short they are wild animals and going to do what they need to in order to survive, hence survival of the fittest! I guess I could maybe see if your in the city and this happens...but to know there are wild animals out there and not take precautions?!?:confused2:
 
So sad.

We certainly have coyotes here. They are generally in the 40lbs range and fortunately game is quite abundant and there is alot of land for them so rarely are coyotes a danger. That being said after dark no dog is let out at night outside the 6 ft fence, even then theyare watched.

My parents live on the edge of Rapid city in the Black Hills in SD and they had a Mt Lion that visited their backyard regularly for over a yr. They saw the tracks. That lion moved into Rapid City and was fround to be stalking pets at park about 2 miles from my parents house. There was some sighting of him stacking people in broad daylight. He was tracked down and shot. He was found to be living in a drainage colvert in the park. Relocating him wouldn't have matter he would have come back. Yes it isn't always black and white.

Now if you live outside the city limits Mt lions can look in your patio doors all they want. We have alots of friends with very cool pictures.:smile2:
 
It made the local news here a few days ago. I hadn't seen the story until today. Hubby didn't want to tell me because he knew I'd be sad. :no:

Rest in peace little one.

I always go outside with my dogs, but I'm going to be extra vigilant now.
 
How sad, I definitely keep an eye on Gypsy even though we have a fenced yard. It was all woods before our home was built and the lots on either side of me and across the street are still woods. I have seen a fox, deer and raccoons so far. At night when I sit in the screened room I hear the critters just feet away. Many hawks and vultures flying above during the day as well.

Taking no chances. Prayers for poor little Sheba, poor little pup was probably so frightened.
 
That's a sad story. I had a very close encounter with a coyote once. It was probably the size of a border collie and I was told it was a juvenile. It came within 20 feet of me and Koji and I kept asking myself, if it attacks, should I try to get in Koji's way, or let him run? It followed me all the way through a park and as I entered my tract of homes, it continued up the street. Thank gawd! But after that, I kinda quit walking Koji in the park at dusk/dawn (when they come out). I just kept thinking, if that was a juvenile, how big is the adults. And where are the adults.

Freaked me out enough.....and I live in an urban area....but we have enough mountainous area around us to see mountain lions, bobcats, and coyotes.
 
My heart goes out to this couple. I once had a hawk size up my little 12-lb Sheltie Sassy in our back yard. I ran over and scooped her into my arms and ran back inside the house. I never leave my dogs alone in our back yard now, even though it's surrounded by a 6-foot privacy fence. You just never know...
 
In Oakville, just outside of Toronto, an eight-year-old girl bitten by a coyote on her way home, walking around a wooded area. The coyote followed her home. There are numerous reports of coyotes in larger cities in Ontario. In the Niagara area, there is concern of a black panther, although this is debatable.
 
Just yesterday at dusk I was walking Danny down a dead end dirt road. Danny started barking like crazy and I see what I thought was a young dog with an injured leg scavenging around boarded up cottages. It wasn't the least bit afraid of Danny's barking. I took Danny home so I could go back and try to get it. I didn't see it but left some food. Went back again later and didn't see it. Then it dawned on me, duh, what if it was a juvenile coyote.:eek2: now I am concerned.
 
That poor little dog. What a horrible end and it's owners will always feel guilty that it happened. Coyotes are becoming accustomed to being in and around people due to their habitat being encroached on and the availabilty of easy food - namely cats. They often look bigger than they really are due to a dense coat but, like Belgian's, they are usually lighter that what they would appear to be. Even if this woman had had her little dog on lead, she might still have lost it. Rest in peace little Sheeba.
 
What a nightmare, especially to witness such a horrible thing to happen to your four pawed family member. We have coyotes here, Javalinas and some hawk like birds. When I brought Paladin home I got a lot of warnings from people in my area to never let him out alone as a bird will scoop him out of the yard very quickly. I cannot imagine what it must feel like to have seen such an awful thing. RIP

Donna
 
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