Dr. Ted Stankowich

But it's odd that we use the thing that they hate the most being sprayed with is what we use as a lure to draw them in.

How about coyote vests?

Do they work?

So the coyote vest is a Kevlar vest and some of them have metal spikes on them.

Some have little plastic spines sticking up off the top.

It's unclear.

It seems like it couldn't hurt.

You know, if you're a small dog and get chomped down on by something that's chomping on those spikes, it would certainly hurt to chomp down on those spikes.

So I don't think that the craters have any direct scientific evidence of it working, but I can totally see it being a reasonable way to defend your animal.

It's not a foolproof way, of course, because it doesn't protect the entire animal and the head is exposed.

But it certainly would be a good first line of defense if you can intervene while they're dealing with that vest.

The neck is one of the most common areas that they go for because it's the way to kill the animal so quickly, either by breaking the spine or by cutting the jugular vein to bleed them out.

So the neck is what you really want to protect.

And so having a spike collar there might be helpful too.

Although most small dogs, their body can be crushed by strong jaws of mountain lions or a

Coyotes in a variety of ways.

So that would be one of the most vulnerable parts for sure.

A leash, yeah.

Honestly, if your dog's on a leash, it's close enough to you where you can hopefully protect it.

If you have your dog free-roaming, then having a collar with some spikes on it might be a better idea.