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39. Happiest dogs are the ones

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 01:14 PM

Dec 2022

doing what they were bred for.

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Stacked up against 11 coyotes, herd dog kills 8 to save sheep in Georgia [View all] Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2022 OP

Good doggy earned himself a steak dinner! FakeNoose Dec 2022 #1

Filet Mignon Dinner for that pupper! I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #72

Shout out to LifeLine, our wonderful animal org in metro ATL who fixed him up! CurtEastPoint Dec 2022 #2

What a great organization! Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2022 #7

😻🫶😻 blm Dec 2022 #9

that's where I have my strays fixed CatWoman Dec 2022 #28

We paid them about $6K last year for spay/neuters! CurtEastPoint Dec 2022 #52

Wow, amazing dog who is a fearless badass. I hope he has a good retirement!! walkingman Dec 2022 #3

We have an Anatolian WhiteTara Dec 2022 #4

That's what they are bred for... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #5

Happiest dogs are the ones multigraincracker Dec 2022 #39

Casper has earned an easy retirement. cleaned-up link ... Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #6

Thx! Edited post. Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2022 #8

Musta called ACME Kid Berwyn Dec 2022 #10

Given that the coyotes were so close to a human house, it might be time for Wierwille irisblue Dec 2022 #11

G 'Morning Sam sarisataka Dec 2022 #12

My pyr and pyr nature CommonHumanity Dec 2022 #13

You should meet my bestie... Duppers Dec 2022 #23

..... Bayard Dec 2022 #48

... Duppers Dec 2022 #56

Wow, amazing story Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 #14

probably had 100lbs on them too certainot Dec 2022 #20

It's hard for me to see the happy ending here Major Nikon Dec 2022 #15

+1 Auggie Dec 2022 #17

+1 fleabiscuit Dec 2022 #18

+1000. I'm for the coyotes. Paladin Dec 2022 #19

eh, the whole reason they survive is the reason they can become pests Kali Dec 2022 #25

"eh, the whole reason they survive is the reason they can become pests" Disaffected Dec 2022 #30

Not sure that's a good rationalization - cab67 Dec 2022 #36

Sure, I would never say that Disaffected Dec 2022 #41

live in town? Kali Dec 2022 #51

Sorry, all that has little or nothing to do with Disaffected Dec 2022 #55

Both of those things serve a purpose which is to keep rodent populations down Major Nikon Dec 2022 #34

they can all get out of balance and I don't have a problem correcting it when it is in my space. Kali Dec 2022 #53

I was raised on a farm Major Nikon Dec 2022 #63

foxes and skunks get it the worst around here Kali Dec 2022 #66

Exactly. Disaffected Dec 2022 #27

It's also because they are very easy targets Major Nikon Dec 2022 #35

Like having Zeitghost Dec 2022 #69

Which will never be adequate protection by itself Major Nikon Dec 2022 #70

not totally true CommonHumanity Dec 2022 #84

Coyotes have gained huge amounts of habitat in the past 150 years NickB79 Dec 2022 #61

Historically yes but Disaffected Dec 2022 #65

Than tell people to stop having kids I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #74

a coworker called animal control to report a coyote in her yard CatWoman Dec 2022 #31

One of my neighbors was furious animal control wouldn't do anything about the coyotes Major Nikon Dec 2022 #38

My guy Fuzzy HATES the feral cats near us lonely bird Dec 2022 #50

Fuzzy and I will have a serious problem I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #75

We live in a rural area lonely bird Dec 2022 #79

nextdoor is all about complaining about coyotes BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #57

First I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #73

Yup, Domesticated Sheep Are a "Renewable" Resource. ruet Dec 2022 #37

They aren't native to Georgia any more than those sheep or dogs NickB79 Dec 2022 #62

Domesticated sheep or dogs aren't native at all anywhere Major Nikon Dec 2022 #64

The last Ice Age? NickB79 Dec 2022 #67

Same species Major Nikon Dec 2022 #68

What predators have almost been eradicated? DenaliDemocrat Dec 2022 #78

WOW! that's a HERO dog!!! Good Casper! liberalla Dec 2022 #16

Poor dog lost his tail doing battle. Hope he can enjoy the sinkingfeeling Dec 2022 #21

11 "coyotes" in pack sounds more like feral dogs to me Kali Dec 2022 #22

This. They don't hunt in groups of 11. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2022 #58

They do where I live. EndlessWire Dec 2022 #71

We have 5 Pyrenees/Anatolian crosses on our dairy goat farm jcgoldie Dec 2022 #24

My mechanic had a huge Great Pyrenees at his shop Historic NY Dec 2022 #26

Great Pyrenees are enormous, powerful canines, bred to protect a flock from wolves. Martin68 Dec 2022 #29

There's a song about such dogs: ret5hd Dec 2022 #32

I've encountered lots of coyotes. cab67 Dec 2022 #33

Coyotes are one of the most maligned animals Disaffected Dec 2022 #42

We usually see one or two coyotes on Cape Cod every summer. DFW Dec 2022 #40

If anyone is considring a GP for a family pet, Prairie_Seagull Dec 2022 #43

Not true for my GP and others that I know CommonHumanity Dec 2022 #83

I am not going to argue with you. I know, what I know. Prairie_Seagull Dec 2022 #85

Same here CommonHumanity Dec 2022 #86

The only way to control the coyote population effectively is introducing WOLVES Warpy Dec 2022 #44

I agree with you. I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #76

Not just the predators, some of their prey Warpy Dec 2022 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 #45

Those coyotes must have been starving. n/t TygrBright Dec 2022 #46

What a champ! Good boy Caspar; thanks for the story. appalachiablue Dec 2022 #47

Great story about hero Casper. When I lived in Texas hill txwhitedove Dec 2022 #49

WOW! That's some kinda dog! calimary Dec 2022 #54

There's 180 acres behind my home and coyotes were always around. The farmer who owned the allegorical oracle Dec 2022 #59

I'd take early retirement if I was him. BWdem4life Dec 2022 #60

For some in the link: Coyote drags 2-year-old just seconds after she's taken out of car seat in ambu Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2022 #80

Coyotes are beautiful animals, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2022 #81

I live in the SE and 25 years ago you would never see one. Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2022 #82