TerriW
Active member
So....we've been having problems with coyotes in our neighborhood lately. We're in a suburban area but along woods and a river that stretches up into Michigan's thumb and lower peninsula. On our nightly walks, I'm used to the dogs stopping to stare at something I can't see, and even though it's a bit creepy, I'm not too worried with two dogs with me.
But the other night I smelled the most god-awful odor at two spots (along the woods side of the street) on our walk. I smelled it on one street, then turned the corner along the woods and smelled it again maybe 1/4 mile later. I came home and said to my husband that the last time I had smelled something like that had been in the Appalachians back when I was a teenager a loooong time ago. Our guide had said it was bear. Anyone who's smelled bear knows what I mean.
That was Wed. Last night a neighbor pulled up in his car to ask if we'd lost Ben. He happened to be snoozing in the foyer at the time, so I said, no, he was inside. The neighbor said a friend of his had said he'd seen a "bear" running loose in the woods and in the area. I said, no I'm always with Ben, even in the woods, and was amused that the neighbor's friend thought my Newfie was a bear.
I told my husband this and he said, well, you DID smell bear the other night..... :shocker:
They would be asleep this time of year, right?
And does this tie in with two fully armed deputies in sheriff's vans at the front of my street about 2 weeks ago who said they were looking for a "husky" that was running loose? They weren't even animal control officers.
Now I'm wondering!! All coincidence...or...? Stay tuned!
But the other night I smelled the most god-awful odor at two spots (along the woods side of the street) on our walk. I smelled it on one street, then turned the corner along the woods and smelled it again maybe 1/4 mile later. I came home and said to my husband that the last time I had smelled something like that had been in the Appalachians back when I was a teenager a loooong time ago. Our guide had said it was bear. Anyone who's smelled bear knows what I mean.
That was Wed. Last night a neighbor pulled up in his car to ask if we'd lost Ben. He happened to be snoozing in the foyer at the time, so I said, no, he was inside. The neighbor said a friend of his had said he'd seen a "bear" running loose in the woods and in the area. I said, no I'm always with Ben, even in the woods, and was amused that the neighbor's friend thought my Newfie was a bear.
I told my husband this and he said, well, you DID smell bear the other night..... :shocker:
They would be asleep this time of year, right?
And does this tie in with two fully armed deputies in sheriff's vans at the front of my street about 2 weeks ago who said they were looking for a "husky" that was running loose? They weren't even animal control officers.
Now I'm wondering!! All coincidence...or...? Stay tuned!
