Would a german sheppard take be able to take on a coyote?

Question

Would either of these dogs be attacked by a coyote or would they defend themsevles aka put up a good fight?

Sheltand sheepdog

or

German sheppard

Answer 1

It is amazing just how misunderstood the coyote really is.
I do contract hunting and trapping for the state in which I reside.
You all have heard the saying only the strong will survive.
200 years ago the coyote was at the bottom of the food chain when it came to predators, but with the decimation of the super predators ( Wolf, Mountain Lion and Bears ) the coyote took advantage of the time to evolve in to a true contender for the title super predator.
The coyote is losing fear of man with each and every day.
The coyote to survive must kill frequently and defend its territory from intruders whether it be of its same species or some other.
Where as the average domestic dog get it’s food from man and seldom has to defend it’s territory from invasion and when it does fight it is seldom to the death with other pet dogs.
The average dog up to 60 to 80 pounds finding it’s self in a fight with a coyote would be like matching a average male 175 to 200 pounds against a professional Featherweight Boxer.
Who would you bet on?
The coyote will instinctively go for the throat and rip it out with speed like you cant imaging.
Why do you thank those who hunt coyotes with dogs use a pack of Gray hounds and a Kill Dog of a different species that know how to fight and how to kill for just 1 coyote.
My ex-father in-law runs no less then 4 gray hounds and the kill dog and after each hunt has to patch up his dogs that could not stay out of reach of that coyote, he lost 2 gray hounds last year they were dead before the kill dog could get to the fight.

Also some one said coyotes wont attack man, he needs to read the links that I attached.

For the average coyote is about 30 pounds, but I have killed several in the high 60s pounds, my largest weight that was weighed, and not guessed at was 68 pounds big male in fine shape.
Just a fact you may not know, with the reintroduction of Wolves most state biologist have found that the release of just a pair male and female wont live long, they have to release small packs 4 to 6 at a time.
Why? The biologist were finding the pairs dead and mostly eaten, the kill came from a bight to the neck and the only tracks around were coyote.
Do you thank your dog could kill and eat a Wolf?

You must draw your own conclusion.

Links attached.

http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/awm/docs/coyoteattacks.pdf

USDA Wildlife Services, the California Department of Fish & Game, and other sources. Forty-eight such attacks on children and adults were verified from 1998 through 2003, compared to 41 attacks during the period 1988 through 1997; most incidents occurred in Southern California near the suburban-wildland interface. Attack incidents are typically preceded by a sequence of increasingly bold coyote behaviors, including: nighttime coyote attacks on pets; sightings of coyotes in neighborhoods at night; sightings of coyotes in morning and evening; attacks on pets during daylight hours; attacks on pets on leashes and chasing of joggers and bicyclists; and finally, mid-day sightings of coyotes in and around children’s play areas.

http://repositories.cdlib.org/anrrec/hrec/timm_baker_P047/

http://www.varmintal.com/attac.htm


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Answer 2

A mature German Shepherd is dog enough to hold its own against any coyote. Problem is coyotes are pack animals. German Shepherds are usually single sentry dogs.

Coyotes are small prairie wolves. They don't usually get bigger than a medium sized dog. They are more of a scavenger than a predator but they do move in packs which is why they can be harmful to livestock. Also, small outdoor pets are game for coyotes. Since coyotes can also carry rabies, it is not a good idea to leave pets outdoors if you live in coyote country.

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Coyotes tend not to be aggressive except when they have rabies or are hungry like during a hard winter or drought and are running in a pack . Under these circumstance coyotes have been known to attack disabled or injured people unable to shoo them off. If they are rabid they WILL attack people, period. I know, I've had to shoot rabid coyotes.

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Answer 3

One on one the German Shepard is the hands down winner. Where I live we have rather large coyotes yet seldom do they exceed 50 pounds. Coyotes are not stupid and they would avoid a confrontation with a large dog if possible. I have a lab that weights about 80 pounds and while we live in the country and she travels quite bit on her own, they leave her alone.

Coyotes generally do most of their hunting for small game like mice, prairie dogs, rabbits and what have you. Yet they are very opportunistic and will certainly get you cat or anything else they think will make an easy meal.

Coyotes are typically pack animals but truly when I see them, and I do see them regularly living in the prairie of South Dakota, they are mostly in ones and twos. But at night when they sing they are surely in larger groups.

Answer 4

coyotes are tough little critters, they put up a good fight for a hound and sometimes hounds. Coyotes are shy secretive animals that might be close to your neighbor hood and you might not even know it.
I live in the country and work in the city on occasion I see coyotes browsing subdivisions for food a puppy, poodle, or somebodies house cat .
The coyote that is half dog these are the most dangerous.Coy dogs
They loose all fear of man, pack up and attack without fear.
To answer your question the biggest and strongest will win.

Answer 5

the German would be able to take out the coyote if it was one on one. the Shetland I'm not sure about.
since coyotes tend to travel in packs , neither of these dogs would stand a great chance if a full pack caught up with them. if coyotes can bring down deer and even take on people, which has happened , they aren't going to have a lot of trouble with a dog, no matter what breed.

Answer 6

A full grown GS would beat a coyote.

I don't know what the heck kind of coyotes you people see, but the ones here in west Texas are not shy or secretive or elusive.

I have walked out my house in the morning to find yotes drinking water out of my dogs dish and they just stand and look at you until you walk back into the house and grab the Winchester and splatter them. I do not live out in the country either. They come to town like they own the place.

Wolves are worse. They keep spending millions to 'reintroduce' the wolf just north of here and for me it's like putting sharks into the kiddie pool. I hope one shows up near me one day.

Answer 7

Both dogs would be fine. Coyotes are not aggressive animals, nor are they likely to stick around if a confrontation did start. Some do run in packs, and that would be a different story.

I'd sure like to know where Chris got his information about coyotes going after people. ROFL!!

Answer 8

I have coyotes all over near where I live. My chow/sheppard mix ran into a pack and killed 4 before they got her. I killed 5 more in that area. I now have 2 giant mastiffs that will make really short work of wolves let alone coyotes.

Answer 9

coyotes are smart what they will do is one will entice they dog to follow it away from they house and then the pack will ambush it and terry i shot a coyote that was stalking my young daughter and she was out on the drive way and no it did not have rabbies and the will confront a dog back to the question 1 on 1 the dog would come out on top

Answer 10

Despite the fact that coyotes are wild, they're also rather small and timid, and do not like confrontation. They're smaller than a collie.
A German shepard, or any large sheepdog would have no problem in confronting and defeating a coyote 1 on 1.