Mark Thorson > wrote in
:

> sf wrote:
>>
>> Get yourself a cat and a dog. Give the cat free access to
>> the attic and let the dog outside. That will take scare
>> them away.
>
> My last two cats were killed by neighborhood coyotes.

i've lost a llama & a goat to coyotes, but my barn cats are
too smart to get cornered... & i make sure they have enough
*safe* places to get away from predators. they have a hole
under the barn & up through the floor that is far too small
for anything bigger than a cat, or skunk. the garage door is
always open 6", enough for the cats, but not enough for the
coyotes. there are lots of trees, & there is the Malamute's
fenced yard & dog house. Chief likes cats. he *hates* coyotes.
but indoor cats really aren't safe outdoors.

> I know they're still here, because every now and then in
> the middle of the night, I hear the coyotes howling
> followed by every dog in the neighborhood going nuts.

really? i hear them yipping, but none of the neighbor dogs
get going as well. none of mine do either (i have 4 dogs).
2 neighbors (relatively speaking... none are very close) have
beagles. those stupid dogs bell a lot, but not at the coyotes.
and the coyotes should eat your rabbits.
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