There were some black bear cubs at a local park that we did an event at. The dads tried to scare the cubs away until they saw the mother bear. Then our event ended real fast.
So in the last two days a Coywolf has killed a dog in Mississauga and a “Coyote” (was it a coywolf?) nearly killed a dog in Burlington.
Fuck that. Anyone else thinking to themselves “my 6 year old daughter is not much bigger than the dogs that get attacked” ?
I’m not sure if we have “coywolves” out west here, but the “coyotes” are very large and wolf like. I walk my dog in a reclaimed park (by a landfill and residential area) and almost have daily encounters with these guys. They are extremely aggressive and amazingly completely unafraid of people (perhaps someone is feeding them?).
I had one come after me and my dog as I was walking him. I carry a collapsible baton with me now, which I ended up having to strike the animal with (which I did not want to do), it was that aggressive. This was after giving it a boot. Came back. Even after the baton strike, it would not piss off. I had to pick up my 45 lbs dog and chase this thing out of the park, swinging the baton the whole time. If someone had of seen me, I’m sure it would have looked quite funny.
I see a lot of other people in the area walking a lot smaller dogs than mine, and they are completely oblivious to their surroundings (busy on their phone, chatting away). It will only be a matter of time until a dog or small child here gets seriously injured or killed.
Seems a lot worse in recent years.
Shit, what does size have to do with it. I’d say it’d be hard for most adults let alone teenages defend against one, and if there are 2 or 3, forget it. A pack a wolves can take down some seriously large game.
your 6 month olf baby is not much bigger than the dogs that are getting attacked…not your 6 year old. We’re talking about shih tzu and pomeranian dogs that are getting attacked and killed. Here’s the video of the dog getting attacked in Burlington (below). Incidentally 2 days later that same coywolf killed another small dog from a few doors down.
Definitely a bit unnerving to think of your pet getting killed. However a black lab or something would probably be well matched for the coywolf and the coywolf would be smart enough not to fuck with it. Can’t forget how fucking tough and fast and strong your dog is (if it’s a real dog not a little tiny thing…those are fucked). I see it once in a while from our old rottwheiler or our black lab. They’re basically killing machines who evolved for thousands of years before we stepped in and selected traits to breed. But a lab or a rottwhelier or a german sheppard are still pretty ‘normal’.
Coyotes and wolves have a very strong self protection survival instinct. They don’t take on dangerous foes unless they’re desperate to eat. They’d much rather eat carrion, garbage or small stuff like rabbits etc. The northern alberta timber wolves, sure. They’re 120-180 lbs though…those are another fucking world lol.
Here’s the video…
If one of these came upon me, I could comfortably say I would kick the fucking shit out of it. I realise getting bit would suck, but dude…in a fight for my life, I love my chances against one. Against 2, I am still confident. Against 3, 4 or 5 I would be in trouble.
However they’re not so keen to take on a 6 foot tall person…especially when they have generations of human fear built into their DNA. Those who feared and avoided humans were best fit to survive. Those who didn’t got hunted to within an inch of extinction.