Coyotes? Yes!

After Luna and I came back from our walk, I looked up at the crest of the second hill east of Mori Point, and saw a dog. At first I thought it was odd, because there really isn't a trail there, and the dog was off-leash.  A moment later I realized that it wasn't a dog, but a coyote.

We were separated by enough distance that there wasn't any danger, but had we been on the upper trail, Luna and the coyote might have noticed each other.  In my opinion, this makes an excellent case for keeping one's dog on a leash. If a gregarious unleashed dog were to see the coyote and approach it, the coyote might mistake friendliness for an attack.  MoriDogs and their owners are an exceptionally courteous group, and always walk on the leash, but if it helps to save a dog, it's worth saying again. Use the leash!

Now, on to the MoriDogs!

Logan is a Great Pyrenees female, our MoriDog #69. I'm sure glad that I don't have the chore of brushing her!

Logan

MoriDog #70 is Porthos. Before he was rescued by ARF, Tony LaRussa's Animal Rescue Foundation, he was on death row in an animal shelter. Now, he's a lively little resident of Rockaway Beach, who is Pekingese and...something else.

Porthos

Lily is MoriDog #71, and Luna's neighbor. About 10 years ago she was rescued by a Maltese breeder in Sebastapol, a ungroomed mess with a litter of tiny puppies.  The family that would provide her forever home had gone to see the breeder about another dog, but Lily seemed a perfect fit. They visited her several times until her puppies were weaned, and is now living happily ever after in Pacifica.

Lily