Any animal as intelligent and athletic as Charlie needs plenty of exercise and stimulation to stay happy. It\u2019s become apparent that if Charlie were allowed to roam free, he would return to the cabin – like the cat does – after running around the hills and trotting up to MC\u2019s and trying to nab a goose. Yet, if he was seen wandering unattended, he would be dead within a day. Even though he lives with me, even though he hasn\u2019t harmed anything. It\u2019s just that ingrained here \u2013 coyotes are to be shot. <\/p>\n
Because that is the unfortunate way things are, I take him on two hikes, at least an hour each, every day, morning and evening. It\u2019s a commitment. There are times I stumble around the hills at 5am before work, or don my Stetson and rubber boots on a rainy night. But even when I REALLY don\u2019t want to go out, I end up loving that time in the quiet, in the land, roaming with Charlie. I have him on a really long leash but when we are away from the geese and the road I let him go so he can run top speed, uninhibited. It\u2019s an incredible sight \u2013 he shoots past me in a blur, then makes a 90-degree turn still at top speed, then doubles back, then races up to me with a smile, then out again, then back to me.<\/p>\n
He flattens out in the grass, hiding, then shoots out with his tail wagging as I approach. He points, standing still as a statue with one foot raised and then dives into the tall grass to catch a bug.<\/p>\n
In addition to our daily treks, Charlie has a long runner strung between the cabin and some distant trees where I can clip him when I’m working in the cabin and he can wander and sniff and try to dig up prairie dogs, and I take him up to MC\u2019s every few days to play with MC\u2019s dogs.<\/p>\n
Recently, Charlie and I have started playing catch (or fetch\u2026?) I sit in the grass and throw a a bone and Charlie races to it and runs back to me with the bone in his mouth. Over and over and over and over\u2026..yes, like a dog. But maybe, it\u2019s that dogs play fetch like coyotes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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