On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 1:31:59 PM UTC-5, Califbill wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/11/2016 9:21 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/11/2016 6:01 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/11/2016 2:31 AM, Boating All Out wrote:

You have to let any canine know who's boss.

I chuckled when I read this.

We have a dog named "Fudge". Good sized mutt that my wife
rescued as a 1 year old pup from an abusive owner years ago.

Fudge is an awesome dog and is more affectionate to those he knows than
our other goofy black lab, "Sam Adams".

But God help any stranger who encounters Fudge in the house or outside
in the fenced-in area we made for him. You could throw all the rocks at
him you want, try to kick him, make fists at him and yell at him until
you're hoarse but he's still going to try to get you.
Doesn't like strangers at all, especially guys. I had to rescue a
landscaper who Fudge cornered once. The guy was yelling his head off at
him but the only thing that saved him was a five foot high aluminum pool
fence that was slowing Fudge down. He was trying to bite his way
through the fence to get to the guy.

Fudge would probably be no match for a wild coyote though.



I think I would dispute your last comment.

Ah, you've met Fudge. :-)

I don't know. A dog's instinct is to protect his territory. A coyote's
instinct is to kill to eat. It would be a messy fight though. Fudge is
an incredibly athletic and strong dog.


At least here in California the coyotes seem to attack dogs in packs.
Friends in San Marcos did not leave the dog out at night because of
coyotes. They were in a rural,area and the coyotes took a lot of outdoor
pets.

That's what everyone keeps missing. There's never just *one* coyote, there's at least two and usually more. I have a 70lb black lab. He *might* get lucky in a short fight with one coyote, but there's little doubt he'd fail against two or more.

On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:53:35 -0800 (PST), Its Me
wrote:

That's what everyone keeps missing. There's never just *one* coyote, there's at least two and usually more. I have a 70lb black lab. He *might* get lucky in a short fight with one coyote, but there's little doubt he'd fail against two or more.

Ed is more like 120 and he is not afraid of much but I am not sure he
has the aggression to win the fight. Fortunately most other canines
just leave him alone.
Once you have a couple of attackers, all bets are off. Your best hope
is to hurt the first one you can real bad and then try to get another
one. Hope they give up and go for a softer target.

On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 5:26:00 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:53:35 -0800 (PST), Its Me
wrote:

That's what everyone keeps missing. There's never just *one* coyote, there's at least two and usually more. I have a 70lb black lab. He *might* get lucky in a short fight with one coyote, but there's little doubt he'd fail against two or more.

Ed is more like 120 and he is not afraid of much but I am not sure he
has the aggression to win the fight. Fortunately most other canines
just leave him alone.
Once you have a couple of attackers, all bets are off. Your best hope
is to hurt the first one you can real bad and then try to get another
one. Hope they give up and go for a softer target.

My lab Buddy is a little unique... he has some Rhodesian Ridgeback in him. He's very social and playful, but also very protective of us with other animals and seemingly fearless. There's a 100lb yellow lab mix that visits our yard occasionally. Buddy dominates him, and will run him off if I step out of the house.

On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:16:08 -0800 (PST), Its Me
wrote:

On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 5:26:00 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:53:35 -0800 (PST), Its Me
wrote:

That's what everyone keeps missing. There's never just *one* coyote, there's at least two and usually more. I have a 70lb black lab. He *might* get lucky in a short fight with one coyote, but there's little doubt he'd fail against two or more.

Ed is more like 120 and he is not afraid of much but I am not sure he
has the aggression to win the fight. Fortunately most other canines
just leave him alone.
Once you have a couple of attackers, all bets are off. Your best hope
is to hurt the first one you can real bad and then try to get another
one. Hope they give up and go for a softer target.

My lab Buddy is a little unique... he has some Rhodesian Ridgeback in him. He's very social and playful, but also very protective of us with other animals and seemingly fearless. There's a 100lb yellow lab mix that visits our yard occasionally. Buddy dominates him, and will run him off if I step out of the house.

Ed gets along with other dogs pretty well. He ignores little dogs and
plays with dogs his size but for some reason he mounts pit bulls.
It only seems to be that breed. I am waiting for one to bite him but
it hasn't happened so far.