To: DEBBIE FORD
Subject: Re: COYOTES
DF>        That is very interesting. Some neighbors down the way has some
DF>donkeys. Now when I think back, the donkeys were rather noisy the nights
DF>that the coyotes are on the prowl. Thanks for the information, and I will
DF>do some research on it..(you have me rather curious now) {BG}
   Just get a good-tempered couple of donkeys, or the "cure" will be as
   bad as the problem. And that includes keeping your own dog(s) out of
   the field. Moreover, any baby donkeys would be at risk; so the best
   donkeys for such guard duty are normally neutered males.
   Another coyote deterrent is a shaggy maned large guard dog breed such
   as Komondor. Their tight long ringlets mean a mouthful of fuzz for
   predatory animals. My daughter's yearling drove off coyotes, cougars,
   and recently a bear. Komondors are not social animals, and therefore
   must be raised from puppyhood among the animals you want them to
   protect. Nor are they good in situations where strange people wander
   through your area -they will remove the flock from danger as much as
   possible, but may attack nosy strangers who get too close. Keep
   liability insurance paid.
   An interesting side note: Within a few weeks of getting her Komondor,
   my daughter noticed the coyotes started visiting the neighbour's
   place and avoiding hers. She considers the money well spent, even
   though a cougar managed to kill one of her horses last summer before
   the dog drove it away. Same cougar, or its sibling, both orphaned
   when their mother was killed, killed a woman on horseback a couple of
   weeks later, was tracked down and shot. It very untypically was not
   afraid of people on horseback. But it was driven off by the dog.
                      ...Sandra...
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