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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

The Borzoi only took out dogs/coyotes that the Aussies sounded the alarm on. 
Everyone had dogs around us (300 acre dairy to the south of us, a cow/calf 
operation to the north of us, both with working dogs) and we had dogs.  No 
problem.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Fries" <frank.fries AT imagewireless.ca>


> Actually was quite interested in the description of the Borzoi...googled
> them..
>
> Sounds like they would keep coyotes thinned down in the immediate vicinity
> (which is all I want - they have their place keeping mice, gophers, etc in
> check) but as my spouse suggested, they likely would not stop there.
>
> I have one neighbor who is quite close and they have a blue heeler cross
> that is basically well behaved and comes quite close to our house with her
> cows (but on the opposite side of the fence).....Wouldn't make for good
> neighbors if I had a dog that killed their dog ... even though they would
> like the thin the coyote idea....Neil and Shannon have lost a few chickens
> and at least 1 calf to coyotes.