Let Buddy & Patches out for a potty break put Buddy's fleece coat on him has been in the 50"s here went to let them in Buddy no coat I took the flash light out and found it not a tooth mark on it I was very happy he did not destroy it. The vet tech up the street told me she saw coyotes walking down our street early one morning so always let Buddy out with Patches at night. In winter when it is really cold I go stand out there with them especially the Ice Storm last year.We have a 6 ft privacy fence but think Patches is safer with Buddy with her 12# vs 90# if I was a coyote I would not want to go up against a 90# Doberman. Do not think the coyotes have been around here lately but you just never know.We live in the city too but have seen them on TV out in California heard of them eating small pets Patches would not have a chance that is for sure she would be a snack.
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We have Coyotes around here in suburban Washington D.C., although I've only seen one, and that was a number of years ago. It looked like a real mangy dog. There's evidence a black bear or two in the area as well, although we have yet to have a confirmed sighting. One of the Park Police officers spotted one in a park about 7 or 8 miles from the house, and one of the Park Police Volunteers had an unconfirmed sighting just a few miles from the house. As "civilization" spreads into wildlife's backyard, we're going to see more and more of these wild encounters. I spotted a pheasant on one of the trails the other day, where I had never seen one before. At first, I thought it was a wild turkey (which we have around here, too).
We have a fenced yard, so I'm not overly concerned with these guys coming into our yard. Dachshunds are usually tenacious enough to hold their own against wildlife. If their barking doesn't dissuade a would-be predator, they can usually hang tough long enough for "reinforcements" to arrive. In some cases, size simply doesn't matter. Rudy-angel used to chase whitetail deer with reckless abandon.