It was 5:20 pm, so now I know about when he's out for the night and I'll keep Katie on a really short leash if we're taking a walk between 5:00 and 5:30.
I've heard them pretty much every night - usually around3:00 or 4:00 am, barking and yipping and howling, calling to each other. It sounds like they are close by, then they move away and the sounds get fainter, until it's quiet again. Katie has a different, very loud bark when there are coyotes nearby during the night. I can tell she is agitated.
I knew they were around the area, but this is our first sighting. Just walking along, looking for his dinner. I'll make sure I've got my walking stick when we go out after 5:00 from now on.
After I took some pictures and the coyote was out of sight, I sat down again and Katie was sitting on the back of the dinette seat looking out the front windshield.
I wondered if she was looking for another coyote, and I looked out toward where she was looking, and there was another one, walking right past someones campsite. So there was one walking along the side of The Palms, and a second one across the road a ways in front of us.
As usual, Katie is quite a watchdog.
From me and Katie, have a nice Sunday evening, everyone! :)
Good instincts, Katie!
ReplyDeleteKeep Katie safe! She's a little one and that's who they look for.
ReplyDeleteI love to hear the coyotes and to see one when I can, but then I've never had a small dog to worry about.
ReplyDeleteKatie, you need to make sure your Mom doesn't hire you out to other RVer's to protect them from mice and coyotes!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a short leash. Scooter always barks back at them during the night. Skitz ignores them. Way to go Katie.
ReplyDeleteoh, may .... don't want to hear of a Katiewich... that would scare me... I love animals but the ones that could eat me or mine ... ? I give them wide berth ...
ReplyDeleteoh, may? haaa... oh, my
ReplyDeleteSo glad you keep Katie close to you on a leash. I just can't understand people who let their pets run free. There are too many dangers for them. Katie is a smart girl.
ReplyDeleteThey look pretty healthy, glad!
ReplyDeleteI'd take something better than a stick.
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Nancy 1340, thanks for that link - pretty scarey.
ReplyDeleteI have mace and a whistle attached to Katie's leash handle, and my walking stick has a sharp metal point on the end, which I wouldn't hesitate to use to stab a coyote, or an aggressive dog, for that matter.
After reading that story you linked, though, I'll start bringing out my air horn, too, if Katie insists on going potty when it's dark outside.
I am also always aware of what's going on around us when we are out walking here at Q. My neighbor said a coyote walks along the same route around 8 in the morning, too. So... I'm going to have to be vigilant all the time.
I've never seen more than one coyote walking along here at Quartzsite, but that doesn't mean a pair or more couldn't be out together.
Good thing you spotted those coyotes. I live in coyote country in B.C. and I have seen them outside my fence at noon, so keep an eye out for them during the day as well and Katie, you watch for them also!
ReplyDeleteGood girl Katie. You stay close to mom and away from the coyotes.
ReplyDeleteMy niece's friend just lost her little mini dachshund a week ago to the coyotes near a city park, in Denver. Don't let Katie out of sight or even close to you! They are very dangerous!
ReplyDeleteWe have lost cats to coyotes. yWe no longer hear them close to the house, but we no longer have a cat. They may be talking about Katie. Short leash, all of the time.
ReplyDeletePrior to selling our sticks and bricks, I was mowing the pasture that was full of too-tall grass. I came upon a section that was mashed down. Coyotes slept there at night. Walking beside the tractor was a coyote. What a shock!
ReplyDeleteGood work Katie!
ReplyDeleteStay safe both of you. As others have said coyotes can be very dangerous, especially when they are hungry.
Yikes. I know my Buddy would be chasing them if he were not triple leashed! Keep that little girl safe.
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