Coyotes

[crankcall]

people putting food out for what they think are stray cats, end up feeding Opposums , racoons and coyotes. Bird feeder droppings and food waste from compost buckets . Scavengers find a way.

 

[FullMotoJacket]

The both dogs slipped collars at the same time ? How about both dogs off lead and 50ft away from mommy?

See post #95

 

[Dirty Frank]

people putting food out for what they think are stray cats, end up feeding Opposums , racoons and coyotes. Bird feeder droppings and food waste from compost buckets . Scavengers find a way.

Have more issues with the rodents that those kind souls help propagate myself.

 

[nobbie48]

There's a long, fancy word for treating dogs like humans, and it's called anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism is defined as the “attribution of human traits, emotions, and intentions to non-human entities and is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology” (Oxford Dictionary, 1885).

A good read:

Anthropomorphism and Its Adverse Effects on the Distress and Welfare of Companion Animals

Anthropomorphism refers to the practices in which humans attribute human emotional and behavioral features to non-human animals and objects. For some people, this represents a means to reinforce the human-animal connection, display empathy towards their ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov