Thanks Doc! To be honest, I haven't spent any time working on replacing all the mag-drives yet. My wife was talking about taking the kids to kids to Disneyland and to visit their cousins in the next couple of weeks - that would be the best time for me to it. Not sure yet if I want to drill a new hole for another dart or how creative I want to be.
With regards to the dogs, I never take anything for granted. We've lived here nine years and have never had any issues. Knock-on-Wood
Youre welcome, Dan. No worries, its better to sit tight, considering/contemplating some/all options versus rushing a decision, one likely made in haste, which can/will end up full circle back into the same scenario ... We can speak about it/other options, once I get an/the opportunity to call
Not that I thought/assumed you were, but its excellent to hear you're not one of the/those ignorant ones, who think that because they can afford the property they also have some kind of delusional/self-righteous control over the actions of the native/natural fauna ...
No issues in 9 years, thats great ... How's the coyote population around you there then ? Must be, relatively speaking, fairly sparse if not a single issue, ever. If theyre there you'll know, since they often times howl, signaling the other members of their pack, after capturing intended prey/food source, as Im sure you know/have witnessed.
Now, Dan, if you do have a native/local population a trick/method you can/should do, for your dogs increased safety, is pee outside, along the perimeter and specific, strategic spots in the interior of your yard, which affectively "marks" your territory to the Coyotes ... They will smell/pick up on the hormones/Testosterone/pheromones in your urine, which often times (if you're a decent sized guy who works out, etc) will repel them as they can notice/sense a larger, potentially more aggressive (Testosterone) animal who has already marked the area as his own territory. Sounds funny, maybe even far fetched to some who dont understand, but it works. Could potentially save your dogs life one day ... So start peeing outside, regularly ! Maybe every FedEx Friday, as a good scheduled reference lol
Also, Coyotes can jump over twice their body length, in height, to get up and over fences/walls/etc, so use that as a reference as to whether a wall/fence is keeping your dogs safe or not ... Most people do not realize that fact/skill of the Coyotes. Again, not my area of expertise, but wanted to chime in, given its a topic/subject/location which Im familiar with/fairly knowledgable in and considering your dogs potential danger
