On a serious note: Dad had sneaked up on me, had made a slight noise that alerted me (intentionally??) and then had backed off to scrape dirt and poop. Not having my dogs with me, he could have come unobserved as close to me as he wanted. That he didn’t come closer I take as a sign of healthy respect. I have a healthy respect for him.

Philosophically, I’m convinced that Dad’s chords are strictly limited to mate, child, intruder, prey, and territory. Those five he feels as rich contextual chords, the river of life, living archetypes, and he tries to behave as coyotes have since the beginning of coyote time.

You must have struck a cord with this fella that runs far beyond our emotional / mental capacity. We’ll name him squatts:)

A shake can emulates the growling and snapping that coyotes use to correct each other. This also works very well as a training tool for your own dogs.

Often, the pack will designate an omega female to carry on the babysitting responsibilities while the mother is out of the den.

It is great to see that coyotes are flourishing in other urban areas!!

Thanks for the great video and commentary!