I want to have a pet coyote

Absolutego said:
My first experience with roadkill was an inside-out prairie dog that some coyotes got ahold of before he could make it to the family burrow.
I'm sure they're totally great pets though.
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No they are maniacal and hate humans.

I didn't know the Thunderdome had jannies?
 
Coyotes (and wolves) make terrible pets. I had to do a research paper on coyotes and I found an old book from the 30s that was basically just a bunch of reports from people who decided to raise coyotes collected by some guy from the Bureau of Wildlife Surveys or whatever it was the predated USFWS. They can't be potty trained, or really trained in general, and they're more destructive than dogs because they smarter. Even when socialized to humans they're aloof and standoffish and want to spend a lot of time alone. If it's a female and she gets pregnant from a dog the pups will all die because coyotes have a two-parent pup raising system while dogs have a single parent one. Pretty much every person reported they regret having been stuck with what was basically a very shitty dog.
 
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No you dont. Just wait till a neighbor complains about Mr. Fluffles having been eaten. And then USFW shows up at your door and you get a fine for having a native species as a pet. Yes, its a ruling thats rarely enforced but if they get a complaint. Its game over for Wiley.
 
I had a childhood dog that was part coyote, don't know how much but enough to look like it. As a farm dog she was great. Wild coyotes are completely different and you'll probably get sued once they go after the neighbor's cat.
 
Inflatable Julay said:
I had a childhood dog that was part coyote, don't know how much but enough to look like it. As a farm dog she was great. Wild coyotes are completely different and you'll probably get sued once they go after the neighbor's cat.
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In the part of the US I live in now, these crossbreeds are known as "coydogs". Rednecks love them and will pay shittons to get one. A local barfly I occasionally talk to had his bitch get knocked up with a litter of those and he brought in over $2k a pup selling them to other local hillbillies. I've never seen one that was well behaved though- They're really just too smart to be treated like a normal dog, their brains need too much stimulation.
 
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Crysocyan said:
But they are beautiful creatures
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If this is onfly reason to get one, think about Czechoslovakian Wolfdog or Saarloos Wolfdog. They similar, also destructive and hungry all the time, but at least tit is some books in the world about how to took care.
 
How about we conduct a bargain Crysocyan, if you can keep a pet rock alive for five years and post regular photo updates of it to me personally and if it survives the entire duration of your care you may THEN have a coyote. Shake on it?
 
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Crysocyan said:
No I'd probably be able to dogwalk one easily.

But they are beautiful creatures
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You would be able to walk him i am in full support. I would Just ask of you to put a camera on top of the dog and stream it so we can enjoy the video when he breaks into the elderly center.
 
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