We always had them in pairs because coyotes are smart enough to gang up on a lone dog. The stray that got into our herd didnt die a peaceful death. The beta male hit him first at a dead run grab him by the backend and pulling fast enough to take him off his feet. The alpha hit a second later on the front end grabbing him by the throat and stretching him out so he couldnt defend himself. He was a quick and effortless dispatch.My niece told me that heās killed several animals that wondered into his area. She tells me heās both a teddy bear and a killer.
The biggest downside we have found is if you ever need to put them under for medical care, they are very sensitive to anesthesia and there is always a risk they wont wake up. Our pair only ever fought us if we needed to put them in a car to leave the farm or give them a bath. Other than that they were blindly loyal to the living beings on their farm as well as any child that came to visit.