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      Hello everybody!   
   useful info i found on FB   
      
   COYOTE WARNING   
   Since many of our followers live in southern California, we wanted to share   
   this important information about coyotes this Winter!   
   We are now in coyote courting season when more coyotes will be seen in pairs   
   as the courting season ritual begins.   
   During the courting season, coyotes have been observed romancing their   
   partners in a variety of different ways; playing with their partners by   
   jumping high into the air, dancing around their partners, chasing their   
   partners, and even coming face to face with their partners. Coyotes will have   
   increased appetites and require more food due to their increased extra   
   curricular activities during the courting season.   
   Dog owners must pay particularly close attention to their dogs (especially   
   male dogs) while outside during January and even through the middle of   
   February, because coyotes may see a dog as competition (and maybe even a   
   threat). A coyotes natural instinct is to remove the competition (or threat)   
   since coyotes are very protective of their partners. Most susceptible to   
   coyote attack are puppies and older dogs that are less able to protect   
   themselves.   
   In addition, rainfall plays an important role in determining the amount of   
   coyote activity in January. Although we will see very little of the coyotes   
   over the next week since coyotes do not like to be in the rain, expect   
   increased coyote activity after the storms completely pass through.   
   Coyote activity always decreases as a storm front moves in, because of the   
   drop in barometric pressure makes coyotes more lethargic and less active.   
   After the storm front passes through, barometric pressure increases which in   
   turn increases the metabolisms of coyotes. When coyote metabolisms increase,   
   coyotes become hungrier and thirstier so more coyotes are seen out hunting.   
   While tracking coyote activity over the course of a few years, Coyotes OC   
   learned that coyotes were most active in the months where there was the   
   greatest amount of precipitation. Although we welcome rain here in southern   
   California, storms passing through do present a greater chance for a coyote   
   encounter.   
   Juvenile coyotes (less than one year old) may also be seen dispersing as they   
   venture out to find their own new home range/territory.   
   Due to the increased safety risk for your pets during this time, please   
   remember to always accompany your pets outside and keep them on a short leash   
   to keep them safe.   
   This originally appear in Coyotes In Orange County, CA   
   A product to protect your dog from coyotes: https://www.coyotevest.com/   
      
   Matt   
      
      
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