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Anyone have a coyote/hawk vest for their dog? Or some other kind of protection from these types of predators? I'm open to suggestions!
A hawk killed one of our chickens yesterday and it was a wake up call that I need some more protection for Oliver, especially now that we have the chickens which attract predators and we live in a heavily wooded area. I purchased him a CoyoteVest set up. In case you don't want to click the links, the vest has spikes, the hawk shield is kevlar to prevent talons from puncturing through, and the coyote whiskers are supposed to be a visual deterrent and also an annoyance if an animal does attack, kind of like a porcupine in a way.
https://www.coyotevest.com/collections/all/products/canine-spikevest
https://www.coyotevest.com/collections/all/products/coyotewhiskers
https://www.coyotevest.com/collections/all/products/hawkshield-2018
Assuming this fits well it should offer some pretty good protection from both coyote/fox etc and birds of prey. I'm also excited to have it while we are out on hikes. Oliver has recently graduated off of the long line and it will give me excellent peace of mind that should we encounter an unfriendly dog or a predator of some sort, he will have a layer of protection until I can intervene. And also that if he ever runs off and gets lost, he will have protection in that case.
A hawk killed one of our chickens yesterday and it was a wake up call that I need some more protection for Oliver, especially now that we have the chickens which attract predators and we live in a heavily wooded area. I purchased him a CoyoteVest set up. In case you don't want to click the links, the vest has spikes, the hawk shield is kevlar to prevent talons from puncturing through, and the coyote whiskers are supposed to be a visual deterrent and also an annoyance if an animal does attack, kind of like a porcupine in a way.
https://www.coyotevest.com/collections/all/products/canine-spikevest
https://www.coyotevest.com/collections/all/products/coyotewhiskers
https://www.coyotevest.com/collections/all/products/hawkshield-2018
Assuming this fits well it should offer some pretty good protection from both coyote/fox etc and birds of prey. I'm also excited to have it while we are out on hikes. Oliver has recently graduated off of the long line and it will give me excellent peace of mind that should we encounter an unfriendly dog or a predator of some sort, he will have a layer of protection until I can intervene. And also that if he ever runs off and gets lost, he will have protection in that case.