West Seattle wildlife: Coyote sighting, and raccoon-vs.-dog alert

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Two wildlife notes this Friday evening. First from Sue:

Just a FYI, I saw a coyote this morning (7/16) 4 am at 35th and Manning [map].

And from WSB’er “Buddsmom“:

Coyotes aren’t the only wildlife that pet owners need to look out for. Last night at approx. 5:45 PM in the 108th block of Arbor Heights, our dog was bitten by a mama raccoon in our fenced back yard. Apparently, mama and babies were making their way across the yard when spotted by the dog and a chase ensued. Fortunately for both sides ,the raccoons got away and our dog suffered only superficial puncture wounds.

We often share the coexisting with coyotes link; here’s similar information regarding raccoons.

Concerned July 16, 2010 (6:31 pm)

Glad your dog is ok!!! Hope it had it’s Rabies shots up to date!

onceachef July 16, 2010 (6:42 pm)

What kind of dog do you have? Glad no one was hurt!

Heather July 16, 2010 (9:58 pm)

My yorkie-poo got into a fight with a raccoon at my cabin on Vashon last weekend. Thankfully it was just a few scratches and a small puncture on his side. It could have been a lot worse, but luckily I was able to get there in seconds and break up the fight without any injuries. These raccoons are scary!

Silly Goose July 16, 2010 (10:11 pm)

Woke up this morning to both my pond and deck water feature destroyed from racoons last night ugh!! So tired of these nasty critters!!

Jon July 17, 2010 (1:17 am)

I had my first coyote sighting Friday morning. We’ve lived on Othello, on Gatewood hill, for three years now. As I walked to my car at 7 a.m., there was the coyote standing smack in the middle of the street, headed south. He saw me, froze, dropped his head, turned around and ambled back to the north, up a neighbor’s driveway. We live right against the Orchard Street ravine, so it’s no surprise they’re around. Just hadn’t seen one in the flesh before. Usually just possums, raccoons and rats.

guinivere July 17, 2010 (9:20 am)

One summer night on Beach Drive, I was in bed, I heard the cat seriously munching on his chow, so i decided to go down and get him some wet food. As I got ready to go down, a huge cat came up the stairs and slid out of the open slider on the top floor. Without my glasses, I decided I would think it was a big cat (although it moved like a raccoon.) Went back to bed, and 15 mins later I heard the munching again. Put on my glasses, opened the slider wider, and stood where I could overlook the stairs. I hissed several times, yes, a large raccoon came up the stairs and wriggled out the slider. They are very clever and can be really mean. Fortunately, it never came back for thirds. It was during a heatwave so not to keeping the slider open was not really an option. Thankfully, it never came back.

coffee July 17, 2010 (12:04 pm)

guinivere, just like the ad for glasses for sears!

buddsmom July 19, 2010 (11:47 am)

To concerned and onceachef: Thank you for your concern re; my dog. Yes, he’s up to date on his shots and has shown no ill effects from his wounds as of today. He’s an American Staffordshire Terrier/pit mix, not a small dog by any means. It could have been much worse had been a smaller breed.