I have lived in remote areas in California, Nevada and Oregon. Spent a lot of time in Northern Michigan, never had any problem.
I now live in a densely populated area in Newark, Ohio. We have a small dog, Caleb. We live in the Coventry Apartments, I know the man quite well who lost his dog, just got done talking with him outside, as a matter of fact. In Today's News .........
NEWARK, Ohio—Residents in Newark are being advised by police to keep small pets indoors when possible and in sight and under control when they are out of doors.
The alert was issued in the wake of a fatal attack by a coyote Thursday night on a small dog.
The attack occurred Thursday night between 8 and 8:30 p.m. near the Coventry Apartments on Newark’s North Side.
The pet’s owner saw a coyote and saw the wild animal seize the dog, but the dog was not on a leash, and the owner could not rescue the pet Pekingese. The remains were not recovered.
Police say there have been several sightings of coyotes, either alone or in a group, but no other reports of any other attacks on animals.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is working with police to try to capture the coyotes.
If anyone sees the coyotes, they should contact Newark Police immediately at 740-670-7201.
Police advise against approaching any coyote and suggest that children should be removed from the area where a coyote is spotted.
With all the things we to worry about in this day and age, now coyotes.
I was just talking with some neighbors outside ........... now we know what has happened to a few cats that are missing, some rabbits that used to bother Caleb on his walks, gone ... one neighbor saw four coyotes in her front yard one morning, I think that explains some of Caleb's unexplained barking in the middle of the night.
Oddly enough, we don't walk Caleb at night anymore, just during the day.
A Coyote problem in Newark, Ohio ...... what's next?
