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[Re: Lauren Jeffery ]
#318445 - 02/24/2011 07:02 PM |
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Large dogs are killed all the time by coyotes in my neck of the woods. If you see one of them, chances are there's a whole pack of them lurking. We don't go hiking out this way without a gun anymore.
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Re: Coyote & Rottweiler
[Re: Jessica Pedicord ]
#318622 - 02/25/2011 09:50 AM |
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If you want 'armor' to protect your dogs, look for hog-hunting gear. They have kevlar vests and throat protection (large 'collars') if you want to go that direction.
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Re: Coyote & Rottweiler
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#318626 - 02/25/2011 10:10 AM |
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Well, perhaps body armor and an inverted prong collar? But what fun is that? If you want 'armor' to protect your dogs, look for hog-hunting gear. They have kevlar vests and throat protection (large 'collars') if you want to go that direction. Those are great for a live stock guardian, hunting dogs, or "farm" multi-purpose dogs, but we are talking about a pet going on a walk.
Bullet proof vest, helmets, and other body armor are great for police, the army, and others that are in a war with people that want to kill them. But I'm not going to put on a bullet proof vest so I can walk through a bad neighborhood at midnight. 
Body armor on a pet to protect it from coyotes is like putting boxing gloves and headgear on to have a knife fight in a prison.
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Re: Coyote & Rottweiler
[Re: Michael_Wise ]
#318663 - 02/25/2011 12:56 PM |
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If there were known shootings in the bad neighborhood I would probably feel safer wearing the kevlar vest! 
I see your point, but since I plan on going back to this forest often I just want to make sure he's as protected as possible. I think it's extremely unlikely that he'll get attacked since he stays so close to me, but like I said these coyotes are pretty ballsy.
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Re: Coyote & Rottweiler
[Re: Michael_Wise ]
#318665 - 02/25/2011 01:00 PM |
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In our area, there have been incidents reported where a coyote or pair of coyotes will lure a dog to chase them. Once the dog is tired, the rest of the pack attacks. We can often hear coyotes in the distance if we walk after dark, but thankfully, they are far away. This is also a shoot-on-sight area (with a bounty on pelts, I think), which probably helps keep them away. I would be very careful.
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#318668 - 02/25/2011 01:11 PM |
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If there were known shootings in the bad neighborhood I would probably feel safer wearing the kevlar vest! Feeling safer and surviving a gun fight are very different.:wink:
I'm going to go out on a limb here, a sturdy one though, and say that a dog wearing a protective collar WILL be a dead dog after a fight with a coyote.
I'll butt out now.
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Re: Coyote & Rottweiler
[Re: Michael_Wise ]
#318675 - 02/25/2011 01:27 PM |
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I am with you Michael, I wouldn't take any chances either.
A pack of coyotes will win every time, unless you protect yourself with a gun, nothing is going to stop them, especially if they are hungry.
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#318676 - 02/25/2011 01:27 PM |
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If there were known shootings in the bad neighborhood I would probably feel safer wearing the kevlar vest!
I see your point, but since I plan on going back to this forest often I just want to make sure he's as protected as possible. I think it's extremely unlikely that he'll get attacked since he stays so close to me, but like I said these coyotes are pretty ballsy.
I live near a bad neighborhood.
I walk around in a kevlar catsuit with my German shepherd and a safety whistle. I was going to start wearing a helmut, but I decided that would be overkill.
Just kidding, well about the catsuit anyway.
I think Michael is once again completely right. An like I said earlier in the thread, things will probably get better on their own by the middle of March. Why mess with it?
If they are coming this close to you this frequently there is something wrong. My dog isn't at all curious about coyotes, she is completely aggressive to them. Even with her big warnings to them I wouldn't take the chance.
If we are in the woods and she so much as stiffens in alert she is back on leash. One time I could sense we were being followed and we went right back up the tail and left immediately.
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Re: Coyote & Rottweiler
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#318677 - 02/25/2011 01:31 PM |
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Do not be charmed. Think "pedophile in a car with candy" when coyotes tease your dog.
Play is not the goal. They get plenty of exercise.
If you must walk there, buy or borrow a decent BB or pellet gun (not a cheesy toy). IME coyotes have great respect for gunfire of any type. You don't have to hit them -near is good enough. They will soon learn your dog comes with the guy with the gun and you won't see them anymore.
PS-make sure your dog is leashed when you fire your BB gun, you don't want to scare your dog off into the trees!
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Re: Coyote & Rottweiler
[Re: Lauren Jeffery ]
#318678 - 02/25/2011 01:35 PM |
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No, I think I misunderstood the questions in the OP.
I thought we were talking about a collar protecting a dog from a coyote(s) with bad intentions. Which I still don't think it will. It's a false sense of security. *Maybe* it might do some good if the coyote actually decides to go for the dogs throat. I personally think that will be the last place a single coyote goes for. And I don't think a pack is going to take turns to find an opening in the scuffle for a clean throat bite.
Now, though, I realize we are talking about a collar protecting a dog from an attack that we aren't even really planning on happening.
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