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Bit of a back story. My mother in law's neighbor had adopted a purebred Australian Shepherd a few months back from a family off craigslist. The lady hasn't owned a dog since she was a kid and is a bit naive in dog care. This women lives way out in the middle of nowhere, on the edge of a national forest, so she get's wildlife on her property all the time. The dog, who is about 2 years old, is an intact female who had gone into heat about a month ago before the owner could get her spayed. During this time, the dog was left outside in the yard by herself for "just a minute", and when the owner returned, a coyote was in the yard, mounted to her and tied -_- Her husband grabbed his rifle and aimed to shoot the coyote, but was to afraid he'd miss and hit their dog, so they felt they had no choice but to let them finish. As soon as the coyote was done, he was shot and killed.
There's no mistake about the male's identity. It was not a dog, it was absolutely a coyote. And now her dog is pregnant. The obvious and logical answer would be an emergency spay, but she seriously doesn't want to do it because she thinks it would break her dog's heart, blah blah blah. Her plans are to allow her dog to go through with the pregnancy and birth, find homes for the pups and get her dog spayed. I think it's completely stupid, but it's her dog and her choice, thus there's nothing I can do about it.
I've heard it's a toss up and depends on what traits they get from what parent that determines their temperament. It's not set in stone, and we're still doing a lot of consideration, contemplation and research, but we're thinking about possibly taking one of the pups, and either raising it or fostering. I guess we won't really know for sure what we'll do until after they arrive and their personalities start developing and we see how our own dogs react. Charlotte, inspite of the aggression she can have towards strange adult dogs, she's always been very patient and maternal towards young pups, so I highly doubt she'll have any issues. It's Ma'ii I'm unsure of. I'm aware these won't be your ordinary dog. My friend has a coydog who's very very sweet, though also a bit quirky. I'm having trouble reaching him however for advice.
Does anyone have any experience with Coydogs? I'm not looking for slams and insults against the owner. The situation is what it is and there's nothing that can change things.
There's no mistake about the male's identity. It was not a dog, it was absolutely a coyote. And now her dog is pregnant. The obvious and logical answer would be an emergency spay, but she seriously doesn't want to do it because she thinks it would break her dog's heart, blah blah blah. Her plans are to allow her dog to go through with the pregnancy and birth, find homes for the pups and get her dog spayed. I think it's completely stupid, but it's her dog and her choice, thus there's nothing I can do about it.
I've heard it's a toss up and depends on what traits they get from what parent that determines their temperament. It's not set in stone, and we're still doing a lot of consideration, contemplation and research, but we're thinking about possibly taking one of the pups, and either raising it or fostering. I guess we won't really know for sure what we'll do until after they arrive and their personalities start developing and we see how our own dogs react. Charlotte, inspite of the aggression she can have towards strange adult dogs, she's always been very patient and maternal towards young pups, so I highly doubt she'll have any issues. It's Ma'ii I'm unsure of. I'm aware these won't be your ordinary dog. My friend has a coydog who's very very sweet, though also a bit quirky. I'm having trouble reaching him however for advice.
Does anyone have any experience with Coydogs? I'm not looking for slams and insults against the owner. The situation is what it is and there's nothing that can change things.