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Originally Posted by Cajundaddy
(Post 8860963)
We have coyotes in the neighborhood every night. I often see signs posted "missing cat, Maltese, or chihuahua "... Guess what folks? We also have rabbits, squirrels, opossum, fox, skunks, coons, bobcat, rats, owls, red tails. They are all just doing their thing and except for the occasional rat invasion, don't bother me. I was walking my dog last night and a coyote crossed 10 yards or so in front of me. My dog is 50 lbs and I am pretty ugly and menacing so he just went on his way. Sometimes a cougar or black bear will come into the neighborhoods but it's pretty rare.
Once in a while we see a loner coyote that looks unhealthy and is actively hunting mid day. They will sometimes approach and act aggressively. We let animal control handle those since they may be carrying disease. They set live traps and either relocate or euthanize based on their health condition and threat to humans.
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Used to live west of Sapphire and one street N of Thoroughbred. Had a 63 lb Airedale where nothing would come in that backyard that she wouldn't be on top of. One day she was out front playing with a young Dobie that was 10 lbs heavier and she was running that dog. Fast, agile, strong, fearless and smart.
Her favorite past time was rats.
One Sunday morning at the stop sign at 19th and San Antonio in Upland, a momma raccoon and her two little ones crossed in the cross walk right in front of my car. Where upon crossing they disappeared into the critter freeway storm drain opening.
If I lived on some acreage I would have 3 or 4 Airedales and nothing would come around. One of my neighbor lady's uncles grew up on a ranch in Colorado in the 1920's where they would hunt Bears with a pack of Airedales.
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