Does anybody want a coyote as bad as me???

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BadMedicine

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I want a pet coyote...and I want one bad. Anybody ever think of what a wild pet a coyote would be? Up here, in alaska, quite a few people have wolves, and hybrids, but they're HUGE. A coyote would be a nice medium size dog. Their coloring is awesome, and they're VERY intelligent..they're also the FASTEST dog in the WORLD! There was a post about some coy-dogs that one of the members picked up as young pups and gave away, that turned mean...but if caught at the right age....such as, 10 days or under. The people I know who have wolves recommend getting them before their eyes open, and actually bottle feeding them so they view you as thier *mom* and family. Think of the hunting dog you'd have? First of all, you have a perfect coyote howler, and a coyote could draw others out into the open (mine would wear and orange vest!!!) It'd also be fun forhunting small game.....kinda a passing thought...a wish...but I think it'd be a cool pet, even cooler than a wolf.
 
BadMedicine - The subject of coyote pups has been brought up before. Now heres my spin on things. In this modern day and age I believe that if an animal can be successfully domesticated it already has been. You bring up the wolf as being a good pet. Well if I remember correctly the wolf already has been domesticated and it turned into the shepards, collies, english setters, and chiwawa's of today. The coyote, fox and jackel are not just smaller versions of the wolf. There is something different about the animal, something wilder. Something that does not make them to be a good all around pet. The buffalo is not a cow, the zebra is not a horse and a bobcat is not a big house cat.

Michael
 
YOU'RE NOT BEING VERY SUPPORTIVE MICHEAL!!!
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hehe...yeah, I know. Speaking of Bobcats...a girls I knew had one, they bought it for $400 from an exotic breeder but had to get rid of it because of where they lived.... So maybe coyotes can't be overly tamed...but it wouldn't need to be an inside lap dog...more of a hunting dog, I've seen a few hunting dogs that are just thirsty for blood...you don't wanna get near them unless they're on the scent, because then they've got other things on their minds...I dunno, still kinda kicking it around, I was reading about a preserve in the states where a lady has about a dozen coyotes, they came there and can never leave because they had been orphaned as pups, or ran over and permnantlyu wounded, or whatever....I think that lady adopts them out too...I'll have to go find the link...If I did get one I wouldn't want to adopt a lame one, or an old nasty mangy one, I'd want a YOUNG YOUNG pup, to see me staring back when she opened her eyes....
 
Badmedicine - Sorry guy I wasn't trying to jump on you or anything. I fully undeerstand the draw of an animal like this. My uncle raised a coyote pup almost from birth and it was a very interesting critter. Almost more cat like than dog like. You want to use this critter as a hunting dog and it is very possible that this could be one of the worst things that you could do with a coyote that you want to keep. From what I understand a wolf is a pack hunter, they live together, hunt together, eat (more or less) together, they have a ranking system that they follow religiously. One female has the litters and everyone else helps to raise the family. Thats why they will hunt with you and allow you to take the kill, the wolf/dog understands that you are the boss, the pack comes first and generally won't mess with you. The coyote is a lone hunter (I understand that this idea is undergoing some revision right now), this is not learned its way down deep in the blood. Instinct doesn't allow for you (the boss, the leader of the pack) to simply move in to take the kill without a fight. Also the hunt just may strenghten the urge to be free and run alone. Teach a coyote to be a coyote and he will become a coyote.

Michael
 
I have never seen any domesticated coyotes. Although there is a guy here in NM who has a pen with a pair, along with bear, bobcat, and red fox. These animals get several thousand visitors a year and they are still wild as can be.

When my uncle was a kid growing up he had all kinds of wild animals. He said his favorite one of the bunch was a badger. Talk about 20 lbs of furey.

Good luck with yoyr pet,

Chad
 
Micheal I wasn't really being bent...just j/k with ya...I understand completely where you're coming from, and probably right... I'm actually looking into falconry right now...it takes very little (Comparatively) to start up here, and I'd love to hunt small game liekthat. Thanks for the input... BadMedicine
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BadMedicine, look up NASA and get his view on what you have in mind. He's raised a few coyotes but I don't think I can rightfully say they were pets.
I think he'd be able to tell you what would need to be done be be able to do so leagely and what you could expect.


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