That was strange, only part of my post went through . I had to call the Colorado division of Wildlife this morning about a hunting question for my husband, so I took the opportunity to ask them about coyotes and GSD's . The answer was that they do eat dogs ,that they will attack big dogs, and that they will sucker a big dog off with one coyote and then attack him with the pack .That is what I had heard and I guess this confirms it .This of course makes fencing a priority any kind of fencing .(To keep the dogs from being able to follow them off.) Connie ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================