Daddyflea, I'd rather my dog know how to properly fight a coyote, than to not. Dogs with no fighting experience get hurt. Dogs that know how to bay one, until it makes a mistake and turns it's head, exposing it's neck, will do alot better in the calling field. I've had upwards to 8 coyotes chasing after Gunner. He knows when to fight and when to flee. All my dogs are trained to chase after a coyote, up till the point that I beep them back with the collar. That way, I have full control of the dog, as I have a birds eye view of the situation and see if they are about to get flanked by multiples.
Sawtoothscream, the dogs don't go after a coyote until given the command to. Alot of stands, a coyote is coming in good and is barked and shot, without ever casting the dog. It takes alot of training to get a dog to the point that they only chase on command and sit on prowl, as a coyote is hard charging in. Also, penned up coyotes getting torn apart by dogs is NOT part of my training.
Tony