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On Monday Jessica Simpson’s dog was snatched by a wild coyote, so reports CNN. Jessica is reported to be offering a reward for the dog. Now the part that CNN did not report was the fact that coyotes love to eat dogs. A dog to a coyote is very easy prey and in fact they have some elaborate methods to grab dogs.
If you have ever been out on a trail either running, jogging, walking, biking or horseback riding with your dog along side here is a tip that will keep your dog from becoming a snack for those intelligent coyotes. KEEP THE DOG ON A LEASH or LEAVE THE DOG AT HOME!
What a coyote pack will do is send out one lone coyote to entice your dog to play. Your dog thinks the coyote is just another dog that wants to play. They start chasing each other and it looks like great fun. The coyote is slowly luring the dog further and further away from you and towards the other coyotes which are waiting for the dog. Once the dog has been lured away the whole packs then attacks the dog at once and kills their meal.
A lone coyote is a lure. Coyotes never hunt alone they travel in packs just like wolves and other wild dogs. Dogs and wild dogs are pack animals. Don’t ever be fooled into thinking there is just one. Jessica Simpson never saw the other coyotes but believe me, they were there.
remember to give your pets a hug
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i'm really sorry for her.
Ain’t that a bitch
I’m very very sad and sorry for her loss. I’m a veterinarian..my love for animals has always defined who I am…their voice, their protector, their helper and their true friend. I understand animals in ways others don’t, I know them, I feel them, I hear and see what others can’t about them..this includes wild animals. Believe me, I know all too well the deeply powerful bond between people and their pets. I know even more the profound pain and suffering of losing a beloved pet, nothing compares to such loss, nothing can.
Frequently I’ve been given presents by clients who’ve grieved for the loss of their pet, they call me an angel and tell me I’m the reason they got through the loss. Yet in my humble being, I shy away and redirect them to truth. I remind them the real healer of their pain isn’t me, it’s them..the love THEY feel for their animal. What hurts isn’t loving their pet when they die, what hurts is the abrupt change in reality of knowing we can’t hold them, touch them, see them, hear them or interact with them ever again in this world plus the subsequent missing them, longing to have who they love back. I tell them to hold on to the love which didn’t die..life in the physical is the only thing that changed, but the love they shared was more important. Love is the reason why they had a bond and relationship, that love in each of them is a living energy for eternity, it can’t die. Loss is what hurts, not love..we will feel the pain of loss to the same extent we love our pet, loss hurts. Love is always beautiful, it’s a sacred gift from God, it’s pure light, it heals and it’s eternal, it’s stil very much alive and still shared between them, beyond the loss of the physical body, nothing has the power to change or diminish the love. Love is and will always be the most powerful healing force in the universe as God meant it to be. I hope Jessica can find comfort in this truth.
I too feel profound grief of loss. I’ve always been probably one of the worst at losing my pets. They’re my world, my best friends, my kids, my everything..they are my ultimate treasures, my most beautiful gifts, my greatest joy. I’d be horrified and devastated if coyotes attacked and killed any pet of mine. It’s an unfortunate occurence when our pets are killed by nature’s animals. But I wouldn’t turn against coyotes. Hating or killing them, giving them a bad reputation, spreading contempt for them does absolutely nothing to help Jessica’s loss, it only adds another dimension of pain and violence to all living things involved. It’s time to heal, not hurt more.
Coyotes in particular will continue to be maimed, persecuted, destroyed and slaughtered at the hand of humans, but they will also continue to outsmart humans, there will always be another coyote to replace the ones killed, always, this is the nature of the coyote. WE teach them how to utilize their inherent intelligence to survive us by constantly killing them..WE are the reason for their uncanny abilities to adapt and survive the human threat to them. The BEST thing we can do is acknowledge that we share a world with animals and find a way to live in harmony with them..PREVENTING as best we can tragedies such as this one by taking responsibility to keep our pets protected frop such encounters. If you live in an area where coyotes roam, do not let your pet outside without close range supervision at all times..it’s that simple.
I grew up in nature. In addition to being a vet, I’m also a biologist with an advanced education in animal behavior, including wild animals. I understand that coyotes are opportunistic hunters in nature. If ANY prey is nearby and they’re hungry, then naturally they’ll take advantage of the situation. They do not discriminate, they do NOT “love to eat dogs”, they eat what is available. The author is anthropomorphizing which is completely unacceptable scientifically as well as inaccurate. Also, domestic dogs don’t “think” of coyotes as social play buddies, this was the most absurd statement made. Dogs are not stupid, they’re very aware a coyote is a wild animal and NOT another dog wanting to play. I have known dogs with such playful dispositions it’s not unfathomable that on occasion a dog may throw caution to the wind and start playing with a wild animal, but this would be an exception, not the norm when it comes to any WILD animals. In fact, it’s typically dogs who attack and kill innocent wild animals, not the other way around. I’ve dealt with horrific cases of what dogs do to wildlife.
Clearly this article was authored by a layman who knows absolutely nothing about the real, natural behavior of coyotes. The only correct statement made is that yes, indeed, coyotes are extremely intelligent, from a human definition..as well as cunning, wise, talented and adaptable. Tragic consequences befall the wild animals when humans spew out such ignorance and misinformation. Human violence against nature is the reason 99.9% of animal species fear us, that’s a lot of intense fear we’re responsible for spreading all over our planet, how utterly shameful. What would the world be like if we had spread compassion, harmony and peace instead…
Wild animals are incredibly sensitive and acutely aware. Their behavior is usually mild, even gentle by nature in their own lives aside from certain types of competition such as males of some species in mating season as an example. Inherently, they are not crazed, vicious beasts, vermin or pests as they’re commonly made out to be. NATURALLY their behavior is defensive when frightened, cornered, caged, threatened or injured for the sake of their survival, this is natural. Naturally they have their own skills of hunting, foraging, getting food to eat, this too is natural for survival. Anyone with a genuine heart for animals who spends enough time with wild animals observing them in their own environment knows they are doing what they must, living the only way they can and know how. We have encroached upon their habitats so much that domestic animals have now become prey. When it comes to coyotes, they’ve been persecuted for centuries so badly, but fortunately, they’re intelligent enough to outsmart humans who constantly try to eradicate them.
I’m forever saddened beyond words by people who falsely perceive that we as humans are separate from nature, as if the wildlife is separate and apart from us. This separation is a very dangerous and dis-ease causing illusion whether you are blind to it or not. We are intricately woven into nature, we are a viable link within nature, we can not escape nature which constitutes our very being and influences everything at macro to microscopic levels. Nature is the dynamic which our lives depend on. This planet is in too much trouble and the suffering is worsening at an unprecedented rate to stay asleep. Until we learn to share our planet in mutual giving, tragedies such as this will continue to happen…and yes, this does relate directly…for if we had NOT attempted centuries of eradication against coyotes, had we NOT encroached upon and violated their natural habitat and deystroyed them in the process, this may not have happened in the first place.
Apparently, Dr. Julie is not a regular reader of this blog and is herself highly misinformed as to my eduction and background. She also must have read into my post the fact that I was somehow anti wildlife! She does ramble on though, doesn’t she? If she would have only read my post correctly I was warning people that have regular contact with coyotes to keep an eye on their pets. The hunting habits of coyotes are cunning. We have coyotes, bobcats and the occasional cougar wander through our property all the time. They follow the deer and rabbits that frequent our wildlife sanctuary.
As to her quoting me saying coyotes “love to eat dogs”, yes they do and also cats, rats, rabbits, birds and anything else they can catch. She just took one line out of my whole post and decided to post a looong rambling comment bashing an animal loving blog. Perhaps she would have spent the time better at looking at many of those other websites I have posted about, like the ones who sell tiger steaks and python meat for gourmet bar-b-ques.
My my my aren’t we the defensive one, hahaha. Well, it doesn’t matter to me what your educational background is, I’ve seen enough in this post about coyotes to know you are certainly no expert on the coyote, nor in animal behavior! As for the rest of my “rambling” post, I was speaking to the general audience, not you per se, so calm down, relax and stop acting like a defensive adolescent. And yes, I rambled intentionally, glad you noticed. Nothing I said is unimportant regarding the sake of animals or a person grieving over the loss of their pet. If you think so, then it only defines and reflects your limits of insight and compassion, not mine. I have no interest in petty competition here on your blog, but because you do, I have zero desire to return to engage you, so have fun by yourself. I have better things to do and respectful ears who are happy to listen and learn honest truth about animals and their own grieving process. Delete my posts off your blog if you’re that bent out of shape or put up a sign that says “private property, keep out”.
Oh look, the dear Dr. Julie is back. Apparently she could not stay way from this blog. I do wish she would start her own blog or website to “educate” the rest of us, since apparently we are all laymen with regards to wildlife in her eyes. So if you are reading this, Julie, by all means start up that blog and come on back and comment with the URL. I WILL give you press time. It is discussions like this one that the readers of this blog love and I encourage.
God are you women hormonally Unbalanced?
Or is is just an ego thing.
The Vet did ramble on though…all about herself….
Sheeesh