SlayerOfBunnies
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Anecdotal evidence is all well and good but hardly conclusive. You have anecdotes of coyotes leaving dogs alone; my brother-in-law's dog was just killed by coyotes a few weeks ago. My anecdote doesn't prove anything either.I guess, IMO at least, the "viciousness" of coyotes is largely overblown. I grew up on a ranch in SOuth Dakota, with no shortage of coyotes (our state animal, actually). We've always had dogs, ranging from tiny "minature" beagles to labs is size. All our dogs have always been "outside" dogs year round. GUess how many we have had attacked by coyotes in my 37 years.....1? 2? 5? No...we have yet to lose a dog to a coyote attack, or even a calf for that matter. Its not that we don't have coyotes, as they are often seen in the yard and all around our building site. But,
doesn't remotely reflect reality in our area. Coyotes are in the vicinity the vast majority of nights, but even the tiny little beagle who resides on the ranch presently has never been attacked, let alone have "have hsi throat slashed in two seconds". With 350 head of cows and calves around, and haveing lived in rural SD 37 years, I have had my share of coyote encounters, and quite simply my observations over the years seem to indicate people attribute more "attitude" to coyotes than I have EVER personally witnessed.
To the OP, I wouldn't trust them around my pets - I'd be inclined to kill the friggers.