All small dogs aren't defenseless. The dachshund we have once survived 3 days in the fields infested with coyotes after his escape from a kennel. He is the meanest dog on the planet with 18 bites to his credit People, dogs, cats, you name it. A-1 rat and mole killer, too. We rescued him because no one else would take him after his owner died. He split the noses of two Labs and one golden retriever. There are probably some coyotes with emotional scars running around somewhere.

He is nearly 14 with weakening eyesight and strength, so he is not allowed outside without the Black Lab as "bodyguard" anymore.

WOW. Is it just me or did it look like that dog kept giving the wolf a chance to recoup and escape? That thing could probably dispatch a coyote with just a dirty look.

What part of arg, arg, grrrr, arrrrahhhh requires translation? LOL

Ya gotta enjoy it when mother natures children visit hollywoods vainest and eat their pets "OOH the Horror!". Guess what Jessica, your lil dog probably did escape-- right out the back door!! Jewlery and all. Somebody needs to show that video to the anti wolf hunting crowd, show them how much more humane hunters are than killer sheep hounds. That dog reminded me of a cat playing with a mouse, not killing it quickly so it could catch it again and again and again. Ha- Ha Good doggie!!

Where did you dig up that video???? It is all about fashion with these people...a real dog would be to inconvenient for them...I guess all dogs have a purpose..I've just never could see the point in any dog that didn't earn it's dinner...mine always had a job they could do, therefore a purpose...I guess these little yappers serve the purpose of being dinner for a coyote....to bad these people don't believe in the second amendment, they could have maybe saved their dog.....

Okay, I'll answer my own question - from what I can find it's a Caucasian sheepdog/ovcharka/nagazi, and they do use them to herd and guard sheep out west. Impressive.

Maltipoo.....my kids want one just so they can say the name. They actully like the breed Havapoo even more. Of course they are all under the age of 11. And once I showed the boys a picture of these dogs they realized they wanted NO part of that (but they still like saying havapoo).

We had one name for dogs like Maltipoo, havapoos, labradoodles, et al; MUTTS. I've seen English Shepherds, Springer beagles, Golden sheep dogs, and some really crazy mixes. Shame on me for not having the brains to register these "designer breeds" with the nitwits at the AKC.

So, you're saying a little wire kennel run, out in the middle of field with a hill top over looking it, maybe a little neck of woodds funneling to said kennel full of Maltipoos.......about 100 yards away from the hill top, prevailing wind blowing across the kennel, into said hillside.......I LIKE IT!!

There seems to be a lot of "eliminate wolves and coyotes" sentiment out there. That is not hunting, folks. If you love to get out in the wild, why turn it into a petting zoo? You're headed the same direction as the celebrities you're criticizing: keep only harmless species. You'll wind up "hunting" chickens on some factory farm with your purse rats.

I say this video needs to get sent to all the whiny hypocrites on that vegan site that rip on idahooutdoors. They can watch the wolf savagely killing a "defenseless" sheep, in a far more torturous way than our hunting. I would love to hear what their argument is to explain how that is completely ok but humans shouldn't have any killer instinct at all.

And I thought I was the only one... Growing up in the deserts of eastern Utah I lost more dogs to coyotes than Ozzy, the hot blond who thinks she can sing and the Hitlton's all put together.

Purse rats, that's classic.