Posted on 10/05/2015 11:01:19 AM PDT by SJackson
Anatolians are bad ass dogs.
The heathens in the middle east “pit fight” them.
[a pox upon them]
They are one of the breeds that will take out wolves.
Borzois and Irish Wolfhounds are two others.
Then there’s Tibetan Mastiffs, Kuvasz, Caucasian Ovcharka [somewhat like having a freight train full of daggers hitting you], Turkish Kangals
*However*, wolves work in packs and a single dog is almost certainly a dead dog.
For anyone whose heart may be bleeding for the ‘poor wolves’, Google “wolves kill dogs” or “coyotes kill dogs”.
You were warned.
For myself, looking at those photos and thinking of my own dogs, it would be a bloody war, first.
You should see the “coyotes” we have here.
First one I saw was dead on I70.
I pulled over because I thought somebody’s big GSD had been killed and I intended to look for collars or ID to notify them.
Imagine my shock when I found a *huge* “coyote” instead.
What the lying DNR calls “coyotes” are actually eastern wolves, which they brought here, on purpose to “control deer herds”.
That backfired and farmers lost lots of calves and sheep to them.
And we were not allowed to harm them...at first.
A few years of nightly bloodbaths, they said go ahead and shoot all you want.
They had *no* fear of humans, whatsoever.
A pack of them stalked my dad down the ridge.
He went the whole, walking backwards because he dared not turn his back to them or run.
The second he opened his truck door and pulled out a rifle, they scattered.
They are *that* smart.
Once, the night was constantly pierced with their howling, up on the ridge.
They are not the bloody plague they used to be but they’re still around, shyly skulking in the shadows rather than stomping boldly in the daylight, as they once did, before open season on them was allowed.
April 30, my old pygmy goat finally passed away and it was two days before we could have someone with a backhoe come to bury him.
The remaining goat was a nervous wreck because every night, mere yards from the back fence, a pack of 5 ‘coyotes” stood and watched, all night, trying to figure out how to get over the fence, I suppose.
One night, I went out with my insanely bright jacklight to ‘scare them away’ and those suckers bobbed their heads a bit and then started advancing on me.
I penned the goat up that night.
I would *hate* killing a canid since I love all dogs but if it’s them or my critters, it’s war.
Have you ever considered getting a llama? Some local ranchers swear by them as their best weapon and defense against mountain lions and coyotes.
The goats are a big enough PITA.
Plus, hubby does not comprehend the concept of either “llama bites” or “llama spit” so it would be a huge liability for him.
:)
LOL, good point. Local ranchers who supplemented their income running mobile petting zoos shared that they’d never take the llama along for their petting zoo. They also said that llamas will protect owners as ferociously as they protect property and stock.
I have seen the huge coyotes you are referring to.
My dog is 120 pounds, and I have seen yotes half again as big as him.
My local animal control has standing advice to not call them about coyote problems, just shoot on sight.
I have met some cattlemen that have eliminated their coyote problem. But, they also ended up wiping out all their raccoons, possums, and loose dogs and cats. You can probably figure out what they are doing.
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