Daily Coyote - Charlie Eating with Eli

[dandydiamonddee]

I had a severely close call with a coyote as a farm kid and know what a mad coyote is capable of so I say if some idiot yuppie wannabe wants to go play cowgirl and wildlife savior then all the luck to her and hope she doesn't have to get too many stitches

[Susielikesit]

better kept as pets than out killing live stock.

[jessify949]

I did not realize there was video blog with the book. I see every time I go to the bookstore and I keep debating with myself if I should buy it. Never have the money to spare though... College does that to people. Hahaha!

But, one day I will get that book and read it. =]

[PaulAndMuttley]

I just finished reading your book, and it was a fascinating story about how we can learn from and be enriched by both wild and domestic animals. There are coyotes in my area and last year Muttley and I saw a small one very close up. I tried to take a video but it was too dark, so I mostly have the audio of Muttley freaking out, while the coyote was unfazed.

[DareToDream991]

Charlies so beautiful!!

[DareToDream991]

Are you the author of the daily Coyote?? I love your book: The Daily Coyote, I just finished it, it is a fantastic book!!

[wclawrence]

I have a female (dog) that I want to breed to Charlie. Would that be allowed?

[Comicat1]

@wclawrence

According to the book Charlie is neutered.

[cjone33]

hard to take the stripes off a tiger and the wild out of a coyote they may seem nice but turn on you one day down the road i would definetly not advise this had a friend who had a pet coon and one day it malled him not a good idea and yes a proper population of coyotes is great for the eco system but too many and they start bringing in disease or picking of new calves.

[thegaarachan89]

I just read the book and so I had to see if I could find any videos of Charlie and Eli. Even though the book was about raising Charlie, Eli was my favorite! Eli was the king!

[bestamerica]

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wow this coyote is a good pet and getting along friend with a cat,,,

both are so pretty pets at home

[castoresnegros]

OOOOh i love charlie what a beutiful coyote, now i know cayos are my favotire pets. Fuck those guys who kill coyotes

[leopold82]

I read the book just finished and it's awesome. I would like to see the author now raise a mountain lion and write "the daily cougar" that would be so great!

[TrooperStone]

I read you're book. AMAZEING DPTH AnD TETAIL!

[z978ady]

If the Coyote got hungry and no food was there, no way of knowing if the cat would be the next meal...

[Riverweasel09]

@z978ady no, the cat would be fine. According to the book, Charlie sees Eli as part of his pack, and a dominant figure as well. He sees Eli as a member of his family and members of a pack do not eat each other. So, no, if there was no food. Charlie would go out and find his own food out in the wild, but Eli would be safe.

[mw5564]

I wish I would see a lot more domesticated Coyotes like your friend Charlie. Find a female and have more domesticated coyote puppies. Excellent video

[kuwaizair]

@mw5564

domestication takes a long time. the'll need to find coyotes who are relaxed, breed with more relaxed 'yotes. and then you domesticate it in 100+ years.

[trumpetplayer231]

so cut! wild ones just scare the hell out of me 0_0

[SlyClay117]

Eli: Bro, I'm trying to eat... fine, I'm going to just walk away...

[LaReinaDeLaBanda]

that is so cute , i also have a coyote pet , who i feed once in a while here in Mexico , but un like this yote , my yote pet does not like cats

[OettingerCroat]

wow! a pet coyote! that is awesome.

just curious, how are they about being lifted up (besides that he is probably heavy)? does he get angry or is he totally cool with it or what?

[necrowolf117]

@OettingerCroat coyotes are usually only 25-30 lbs. they really arent all that big. i am also curious as to how a pet coyote would handle being picked up. it'd be cool to hold one in your arms :) they're probably really soft

[pocky94]

thats cool!!

[babybunbunful]

i have your awsome book!Charlie is so funny. i hope you,mike,charlie,eli,and moustache are doing ok

[flurdalee]

I just finished reading The Daily Coyote, by Shreve Stockton. Excellent, very enjoyable book. I feel like I know Charlie and Eli and I'm so glad to now get to see them 'in action'!

[MustangRacerWon]

I have/had also a coyote pet , his name is/was Silver, i fed him our left overs he would come by every night , i even actually touch it a few times, he was gentle, my dog Max did not like him too much but other then that it was great, i havent seen him and he has not come by to eat our left overs, in a few days now, he must of got hunted by hunters or maybe became road kill who knows.

[alexspy123]

Wont his instincts eventually make him want to eat the Cat (correct me if im wrong) i want one but all my pets are coyote edible

[jgmtiger]

wel la thign you should know what your doing and have a permit DONT get oen but if you do have a permit and know what to do DO NOt i cant stress this enough DO NOT let it know its not a dog treat it like you woudl a house dog just liek when my dad had a racoon it thougth it was a cat so did my opossoum

[alexspy123]

im not actully planning on getting one i just mean that i would like to have one

[bobtheduck]

I think it'd be cool to have one, but I could never follow the stringent rules needed to take care of wild dogs (or even some breeds of large domesticated dogs)

[Sslivers1]

Alex: Animals aren't like that..look at it this way, many of us own both cats and dogs and they get along, yet if they were wild running around they would avoid or even fight eachother. Animals are perfectly capable of befriending eachother, when theres no competition for food or other resources.

[alexspy123]

i guess your right i didnt think about it that way

[pixie647]

aww i want one but i live in texas so i cant

[stevenralston99]

lol i think charlie like eli but eli dont like charlie stealing food

[graciebullie]

ok, all you cynics out there- what do you think about that "wild Charlie" eating with Eli?

this is a great story and a great book-beautiful photos-

[ZOOLANDER1991]

Thats amazing a coyote as a pet would be awesome you are lucky!

[stevenralston99]

not hard to catch your own bro not hard

catch him youg so he will grow to not want to run away, like a squirell if u raise it from birth it will not know how to climb a tree

[luckyrabbitfoot101]

how did you get him to be so docile and friendly with your cats? I'm very desperate for a furry friend

[gatodelsol11]

If you are desperate for a furry friend, PLEASE visit your local animal shelter and adopt a homeless dog and/or cat! Shreve did not domesticate a coyote because she thought it would be cool - she raised an orphaned pup, and did extensive research and had frightening (and dangerous) experiences in the process!

[GranddaughterCoyote]

Might i say, that i wish i had a house like yourrs!! Your house rules, it looks so cozy. Secondly, Charlie must make a WONDERFUL pet. And i just thought of something; If coyotes are such a 'problem', and we can't 'kill enough of them' *shudder*, why not just make them legal pets?

[trissytan21]

the reason why coyotes are not considered good pets is because they are still a wild animal that has never been domesticated. they are like a dog, but they need a constant leadership and care all day, which most people can't do, because of work or school. she is able to provide that for her coyote, Charlie, and if you read her book about him she is able to provide that for him. Without that they would constantly be challenging you, which can be very dangerous and they could seriously hurt you.

[GranddaughterCoyote]

wow, i never thoguht of that. i was all up in the 'protect coyotes!' hype.

[plottluvr07]

Yotes are wild animals. NOT pets. What Shreve has done is a wonderful thing but it's not something everyone should do.

[luisdaa]

Where can I buy a coyote?

[ForcedToSignUp]

They're not sold. People who have them often got them by stealing them from a den or burrow when they were pups. Sad but true.

[kuwaizair]

@luisdaa

i'm sure someone breeds them. like they do genets and kinkajus and monkeys

[AnalogVocoder1]

I have a blank-screen vid song of a coyote eating a squirrel!!

youtube. com/watch?v=Z1fWJl_vVSw

[stro5150]

thats a killer animal.. let me guess the cat is dead right.. well thats what happens

[BastardJack]

Uh no that cat helped raise charlie since he was a pup.

[stro5150]

okay.. :)

[stro5150]

my first comment was retarded and I apologize... I'm sure they're all peacefully living together :D

[CheesyPanda1]

You never know with animals or people.

I have 2 cats that hunt and one that is scared of mice and birds. She hunts leaves and flowers and brings them home.

She is afraid of my guinea pig, hamster and the mouse under the fridge, and moths too.

The hamster knows this and chases only her.

[mac00gt]

Thats awesome. I want one :D

[mandyanime411]

how did u train him? in kentucky we have the biggest problems coyotes.

[CheesyPanda1]

People are the only uncontrolled threat in any environment. We unbalance the natural order,pollute and destroy habitats.

No animal is a problem except MAN.

Please think before you talk.

[animemandy411]

Sorry, but your human too. You wanna start that, you tree huger. I don't have a problem with animals, but i do with snotty people like you. Your not any better. Think before i talk? First of all sweetie, i'm typing. I would never want an animal shot unless they become aggressive. Or tried to hurt someone.

Oh and in the town of Kentucky i was talking about they eat the goats and chickens. What would keep them away from small kids? If their wild they can hurt someone.

[btskids]

he's so beautiful!!!!!it's now nice to see charlie eating with the cat and kissing the cows!!!!!!! such beautiful creatures the coyotes are! it's good to see that they can be trained to be tame! coyotes get such a bad rep.......good video....give that bundle of fluff a kiss for me!!!!!!! lol

[KKandAKproductions]

AHHHH! He's just so beautiful! <3

[GranddaughterCoyote]

how soft is charlie's fur?

[daniellaincomplete]

how did you train it? its beautiful!

[daniellaincomplete]

how the HELL do you have a pet coyote?!?!? they eat cats

[CrazyWedz]

Well obviously this one doesn't.

[allansfriend]

What a beautiful creature! ~Tammi~

[infeatheredeyes]

I love how people's voice automatically go up a few octaves when talking to cute animals.

[CheesyPanda1]

So do animals. Listen to wolves socializing. when my cat wants pets or treats she has a hight pitch meow. And when she wants to ba alone, it's a low deep growl.

[Gruggers]

I'd like to think that people could learn to get along as well as Charlie and Eli.

[pianistchicks]

Haha! I think that Charlie jumps more like a cat than a dog! Look at him jump up at the end. To me that looks like a cat's jumping posture. Love, love, love the video of Charlie. Can't wait to see more!

[LMGRL]

ARGH! He's even more irresistible in video format!

~bleen~

[evelynjoyce]

Shreve, Joni Mitchell wrote a song called Coyote...although it's about one of her ex-boyfriends, it's a beautiful song that could also be viewed as a tribute to the animal.

[sophiliapoo]

must. have. more.

[pandy14]

What a little lovebug Charlie is to Eli!! It is SO adorable. :-)

[riolinda]

Aww... Charlie and Eli in real life! Love it! thanks for sharing! :)

[dusty1215]

Thanks Shreve! This is so 'normal' looking, but I know it's not..I always have to remind myself of that. :)

[AlewlaPolizia]

wow!!!!beautiful!!!!!Complimen­ts!!!!!

He is wonderful!!!!!!!Thank you very much for the video!!!!

[webbcc]

The 3 of you make an absolutely beautiful and amazing family. Breathtaking.

[joeyklerkx]

O my god, you can practically feel the love through the camera when he looks up to you.

[chrisspad3]

Thanks for the video!!!. I love your blog and check it every day.

More super cool Charlie footage please!!

[Lilaurenthys]

Love it, Shreeve. You just keep loving Charlie and being yourself and I know we'll just keep gobbling up every tidbit you give us. Many thanks for always warming my soul.

[papina54]

wow! I make all my sincere compliments to the kind person and the good cat Eli who take care of this fantastic animal!

Charlie is really a great gift from your life... I noticed when he made you jumped on him: he's so grateful to you!

I always watch you on the blog! ^^ keep the good job in the right way you are doing!

[papina54]

*jumped on you, sorry my mistakes!

[loneplainsman]

Love the Charlie vid! Thanks for putting it on the blog.. I wouldn't have found it otherwise! Very cute!!

[snobahr]

OMFG he is so freakin' adorable! Thank you for sharing Charlie with the general public like this :)

[skimmie55]

Thanks for sharing Charlie! Your photography on your web site is fantastic, and I especially like the crazy shots in the corn pile. Any chance you've shot any video of Charlie spazzing out in the corn that you could post?

[dmacsdg]

im a sportsman fisherman,catch and release!when i hunt i shoot em and let em go! just kiddin!i hunt at vons!

[TheSmilingCat]

I see your Web with all the pictures from

Charlie and Eli the cat! It's amazing!

Thanks for sharing this with us!

[TheSmilingCat]

OMG, he's so lovely, beautiful animal!

[mikefoxtrotcharlie]

i must admit, this video is pretty cool, and it almost makes me want to stop coyote hunting....but not quite.

[Lexaaa21]

great to see Charlie in action!!

[Stephanie91583]

...just wanted to say, I think it's beautiful that you saved Charlie's life after he lost his parents. You should be applauded, not crucified. I respect you deeply.

[ipmofalaska]

You are asking for trouble, they are wild animals and will always be wild animals. Start treating them like pets and you will have trouble. They are predators and will eventually succumb to the predatory urge and KILL. and thats not a kiss he's giving the calves he is sizing it up for food.

[Draegos1]

Well, generally you're right to say that wild animals don't make good pets. This lady is raising him under the supervision of experts, though, and she's raising him out in the wilderness and not in a human city so the risk is minimal. It's clear Charlie thinks of her and Eli the cat as his pack, and the fact is that most wild animals only feel the urge to KILL when they're not well-fed. I think they'll all be fine.

[WtfZim]

The public are already misguided, branding these animals as pests and nothing more when coyotes are very important to the ecosystem and highly intelligent. If you're capable of knowing these animals' behaviors, give them a lot of attention while they are young, they are capable of being a companion animal - so says many people who have raised them solely for that purpose. They're definitely not for everyone, but to think of them as simply bloodthirsty beasts ready to attack is ludicrous.

[Draegos1]

At the end of the day "ipmofalaska" is right: Coyotes are DANGEROUS and anyone who's worked a farm will tell you that -- my grandad sure did, loud and often. They can be really vicious when they want to be and they're very dangerous to anything living in "their" territory. They aren't poor misunderstood victims, they're a deadly danger to anything that run them. I just don't see how Charlie's adding to that danger, since he has no pack and he doesn't run around lose. Seems like a win-win to me.

[WtfZim]

I work a farm and still do. The fact is any animal can be dangerous but coyotes in general are very shy animals but do what they can to survive. They are misunderstood when the likelyhood of a coyote ever attacking you is slim to none whereas stray dogs have caused numerous attacks and deaths in comparison to any wild animal. I'm not saying you should go out and buy one or go up to one in the wild, that would be foolish. But it's not all black and white either.

[jms8888]

Amazing! Has he ever been nasty towards you or anyone else?

[RiverBirch1967]

Fantastically fun. You need to give us a tour of your cabin sometime too, it looks cozy.

[jrabbt]

I meant Eli..but you probably got that.

[jrabbt]

I share these pics with my parents all the time & my Mom just asked me if you were afraid he would eat Charlie someday....this put her worries to rest!

[jrabbt]

I have been in love with all his pictures for so long, but watching him & Eli live is just amazing!

[mycatranch]

Awesome video! =^..^=

[19Jaxon57]

Such unlikely companions! It's like seeing the lion lay down with the lamb in action. You are so blessed Shreve, and Charlie and Eli are blessed to have you.

[bluegreenster]

It's obvious that Eli thinks Charlie is pretty cool - it's so sweet when he puts his head up against Charlie's side. And I agree, Charlie is way cool!

[jamiedamnit]

Wow! It makes you & your beautiful critter family so much more real! Thanks - and more please. :o)

[sunyqust]

He's so gorgeous, and seeing him and the cat eat together is just TOO sweet. What a love story....

[Gemmavideo]

I love seeing Charlie! Please keep it up.

[debkauz]

Charlie is such a beautiful guy. He looks like a little piggy though. Eli needs to give him a smack on the nose. LOL

[grandmador]

learned about you in the L.A.Times this morning, you and your critters are wonderful.

[poncholefty1]

EXCELLENT work! Love your Web site - great photography. Give Charlie and Eli my loves!!

[Candyann22]

Mare videos of Charlie please! We love him!

[sullrich3]

Wow. He's getting big!!  More videos, please!

[beanybird]

we love charlie! we love charlie!

[jcaunedo]

more & more videos please - as many as possible. i love that you share your wonderful find w/ us. kinda looks like my past dog who i always thought was part wolf - thats what i was told...but maybe she was part coyote.

[annekohl]

I love seeing Charlie live and all grown up.

[daghouche]

is that coyote tame

is he friendly i don't know but she's beatiful

[robertasteiner]

bravo! more, more please. want to see charlie's daily life

[valcox]

what a face, beautiful!

[jimvaught]

nice job for a first post. awesome to see charlie "live" on screen for a change