> > Simon and Connie are English Setters, Simon a big one at about 70 pounds. > Connie is about 40 pounds, and Betty Sue (Jack Russell) is only about 15 > pounds. They are either in the house or in the fenced yard, only loose if > we are outside with them. I hope that Simon and Connie would protect Betty > Sue, as well as the handicapped cats who live inside the fenced yard - all > three are very alert and will bark like crazy if something is on the prowl. > I have four barn cats, and those are the ones I'm worried about. They > refuse to stay inside the fenced yard with the dogs. They do climb trees > pretty well and have the barn loft to hide in. I hope that a coyote can't > climb the ladder to the loft.
I'm glad you only let them out when you're out with them. I don't know if coyotes have learned to pack-hunt back your way, but they do it here. One will lure a dog away, and then the others circle back around and close in on the dog. Our neighbor in SW Colorado almost lost their dog to a coyote pack, and their dog was about 50#, so not a small dog. Robyn S
