Greetings, Yes, my coydog is my constant companion. She is the most lovable dog I have ever had, but I would not do it again. The amount of time she takes is high. She is a wild animal, and if you treat her as such, you get a very loving animal. Forget the rules for a short period of time, you have a wild animal that can not be tamed again. How long this takes depends on how old the dog is. The first 3 years of Dusty's life, I did not go on vacation. I can leave for a couple weeks now, no problem. There are days that she demands to be in my lap for hours, and I hold her until she feels comfortable again. Dusty is 60 lbs. so this is a challenge. Our cat is half feral as well, according to the vet. He too requires a huge cuddle investment. As far as I can figure them out, the wild and the tame get into a war and it takes hours of cuddles to give the tame side dominance. The hard part was teaching her not to help herself to dinner. Feeding raw has really help with this issue, but guilt manipulation does have a use. Last time she killed something she was not suppose to, I didn't yell at her, I picked up the dead animal and cried like she had killed my first born child. This method worked where nothing else would. Coydogs do make wonderful companion animals but only if you do not work outside the home, can devote endless hours to loving on them and have the patience to pay very close attention to them.
Bright Blessings, Kim At 11:23 PM 12/5/2005, you wrote: >You house a coydog? All the coydogs ive met have been ill tempered >untrustworthy beasts. Is it due to upbringing, or lack of that makes them >so? from what i understand about animal personalities is they are similar to >humans in how they react to their emotional environment. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Garth & Kim Travis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 2:25 PM >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cat question was Re: Lay low in the high grass > > > > Greetings, > > Actually 20 to 25 is closer to normal for a cat to live except in case of > > accident. I have a friend whose old cat is now 28, but he is old. > > > > Animals that live in the wild and dine on the sick and diseased prey, do > > sometimes die from what made their prey sick. One of my dogs is half > > coyote and I almost lost her due to her hunting before I started to feed > > her raw. Now, she no longer eats what she kills, she brings it to Mom to > > make sure it is okay before chowing down. > > > > On a sustainable farm, trying to establish a sustainable way of life, I > > feel that the animal feeds should be home grown. I love the change for >the > > better this has caused in my fur family, especially my 10 year old black > > lab, who is also a rescue. > > > > Bright Blessings, > > Kim > > At 12:57 PM 12/5/2005, you wrote: > > <snip> > > > I've heard similar stories. Large dogs tend to have a longer >life > > >span than small cats, do they not? Seventeen years is a LONG time for > > >an outdoor cat to live. > > > > > > > > > Am I understanding correctly, based upon the outline of your > > >argument, that this constitutes evidence that factory food production > > >for our pets is responsible for the decline in pet longevity? > > > > > > > > >robert luis rabello > > >"The Edge of Justice" > > >Adventure for Your Mind > > >http://www.newadventure.ca > > > > > >Ranger Supercharger Project Page > > >http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Biofuel mailing list > > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >messages): > > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > --- > > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > > > >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
