Dana, I'm very familiar with the Great Pyrenees breed, they are herding dogs, and are used as such throughout farms and ranches in the United States. Their size and protective instincts make them exception against coyotes and wolves, as they are substantially larger than both, and are tenacious fighters when provoked.
These same protective instincts make them wonderful pets for houses with small children and other smaller pets. The pyr will accept the household as it's pack/herd and love them/protect them in the same manner. Coyotes are scavengers as much as predators, they're going where easy food is. IMO: Marlon needs to 1) secure anything outside that would attract them, pets left outside, trash, dead vermin etc. 2) erect a large flat fence around his property, a coyote can climb a chainlink fence simply would give the animal a ladder. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2005 04:53 AM > To: 'CF-Community' > Subject: Re: Coyotes in my backyard > > I am not sure I would want to stand my dog (a probable Great Pyrenees mix) > up against a pack of coyotes. Yes, she is protective -- At another house I > once had to climb over the fence because I locked myself out of the gate, > and she definitely came over to see what that was all about, and there have > been people who were not allowed into my yard until I gave her an ok. > (breed info: http://www.sonic.net/~cdlcruz/GPCC/library/breed4u.htm) > But still. Coyotes are supposed to be cowards, yes. So why is Marlon even > seeing them? You don't usually. This pack is not acting according to script. > And if they have learned the virtues of going on the offensive, which their > lack of fear indicates, then the dog might actually be in danger. > > Dana > > On 11/7/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Getcha' 150Lbs of Great Pyrenees, or 160 of Bernese Moutain Dog, one > > bark'll scare off anything (including the neighbors) > > > > If your part of the pack or the herd these dogs are big lovable goofs, but > > they're very protective. > > > > sas > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, November 7, 2005 10:40 PM > > > To: 'CF-Community' > > > Subject: Re: Coyotes in my backyard > > > > > > He's pretty big already....85lbs of sheperd/lab mix. He's pretty > > > tough and been doing a good job of keeping them at bay, but they seem > > > to be getting braver and more numerous. > > > > > > > > > On 11/7/05, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Get a bigger dog.. Pyrs, Berners, they're herding dogs, scaring off > > > > predators is what they do.... > > > > > > > > Putting out poison is just asking for trouble, you might take out one > > or > > > > two, but they don't associate like that. If they perceive a bigger, > > stronger > > > > dog, they'll stay away. > > > > > > > > Scott A. Stewart > > > > ColdFusion Developer > > > > > > > > GNSI > > > > 11820 Parklawn Dr > > > > Rockville, MD 20852 > > > > (301) 770-9610 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 5:24 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: Coyotes in my backyard > > > > > > > > Might be, but you try losing your rabbits that you raised from babies > > and > > > > cared about a lot and see if you think it's so cruel then. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 4:19 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: Coyotes in my backyard > > > > > > > > Dude, that's cruel.... > > > > > > > > sas > > > > > > > > Scott A. Stewart > > > > ColdFusion Developer > > > > > > > > GNSI > > > > 11820 Parklawn Dr > > > > Rockville, MD 20852 > > > > (301) 770-9610 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 5:12 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: Coyotes in my backyard > > > > > > > > I'm not sure about Coyotes, but with dogs, you can put out > > anti-freeze. > > > > It's very sweet so they drink it right up and they'll be dead before > > they > > > > know what hit them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 4:08 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Coyotes in my backyard > > > > > > > > yep, they're classified as varmints so it's no problem and I'm well > > > > outside city limits so no problems with guns there either. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/7/05, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Eeek. Have you checked local ordinances about that sorta thing? Hate > > to > > > > see > > > > > ya getting in trouble. > > > > > > > > > > On 11/7/05, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, the coyotes have become a little to brazen for me to ignore > > > > > > lately. I've been seeing them in the dusk and dawn hours and all > > > > > > throughout the night in my backyard tormenting my dog. I'm afraid > > to > > > > > > let my daughters out to play now. The other day, I saw them at > > > > > > 8:00am. I was on my porch, and they were less than 25 feet away > > from > > > > > > me with no fear of me either. I hate to do it, but I've purchased > > > > > > some slugs for my 12 gauge and I'm probably going to stay out late > > > > > > tonight and well....you know the rest. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Marlon > > > > > > > > > > > > "I am the eagle, I live in high country, > > > > > > In rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| All-in-one: antivirus, antispam, firewall for your PC and PDA. 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