Quote: Betty Landercasp

Once I was able to get a coyote to drop a cat. I was at least 50 feet away, maybe farther, but like the woman in the video, I was pissed and running. A lone coyote will back down usually, around the house they know territory...they are less bold right around the home. They understand "mine", and they don't want to get hurt. I suppose urban coyotes are more bold.
In the woods, it all feels different. I feel I'm in " their" territory in the woods.

As adaptable as they are they are also sensitive to loud noises and that will scare them off.

Tonight's 10:00 news news here showed a lady whose Daschund was killed by a coyote in her back yard. She said she heard godawful growling and snarling.

She turned on her back yard light and saw the dog laying dead in the yard.

She rushed out yelling and the coyote took off over.

This was about 35 miles from my house, in farm country where coyotes are very common.

 Quote: Betty Landercasp

Once I was able to get a coyote to drop a cat. I was at least 50 feet away, maybe farther, but like the woman in the video, I was pissed and running. A lone coyote will back down usually, around the house they know territory...they are less bold right around the home. They understand "mine", and they don't want to get hurt. I suppose urban coyotes are more bold.
In the woods, it all feels different. I feel I'm in " their" territory in the woods.

AGREE here, Betty The articles' theories that the Coyote in this VIDEO was "hunting a Dog for Dinner or Guarding a Den of pups" are non-starters, in my book at least -- And after some further scrutiny of the Surveillance Tape, I also noticed that "Wiley" LET GO of "Toto" and turned tail for the horizon PRIOR TO the dog's owner entering the scene ... But that Game little Cairn got in "the last bark" and GAVE CHASE for a bit Before Noticing its owner & making a beeline for the house, LOL.

Concerning the BOLDNESS of Urban coyotes: once when I brought Shaka my Akita out to the PORCH onlead, a neighborhood "Wiley" was passing through our front yard -- He appeared to be VERY interested in "dating" my 100 pound all-business-all-the-time spayed bitch & so he came right up the front steps easily to within less than 6 feet of us BEFORE realizing that (I mean you could SEE the lightbulb go on in his head) Shaka only had HER heart set on KILLING him (!!!) You probably know that Akitas do NOT telegraph a warning by Making any Commotion, but they become DEADLY Calm And SILENT while intending to Launch an Attack ... So "Wiley" was LUCKY my girl was on-leash.

Anyway, not trying to prove anything from afar, just sharing my take on this camera footage is all

 Quote: Christina Stockinger

Candy, how about the skunks you mentioned. Are they aggressive to humans, dogs, other animals?

I only knew they could be a danger, because they can transmit rabies and because their poop can contain lots of harmful bacterias. I knew also that they have a gland with which they can splash nasty stinky odors. But this equipment would "only" result in a creepy harrassment..

And raccoons? I've read they are also rabies carriers and their excrements can infect other animals and humans with different illnesses. They can enter in conflict with cats, even kill them? The authors describe cases of dogs being attacked and killed. Is all this true?
And agressivity towards humans? Do they not rather flee if they see one? Unless a person tries to make friends with them, feeds them etc.?

Christina, check out this LINK:

http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Parents-Baby-girl-attacked-by-raccoon-inside-12449174.php

YIKES

Thanks, Candi, for the link. Horrifying! I had no idea that racoons could be so agressive.Poor baby. fortunately it survived and the eyes were not affected, but it will be traumatised and the poor parents too.

Rabies is one of the many common diseases of raccoons and canine distemper is just one of them.

Some are transferable to humans.

When I did natural earthwork with my terriers I would get a rabies booster for myself as did many of my serious earth dog friends.

I've seen a few Raccoons with distemper and it can be mistaken with rabies at some points of the infections.

Our Lab~Mix had distemper, when we met her. If ciurse we didn't notice it, the Vet told us. But she survived!

Rabies we can also catch her, especially from roaming dogs and from bats if people disturb them. We are vaccinated against this.