just for the record- I'm still leaning towards having a coyote hunt on my mini-ranch, but I think I may have found a dog to replace T-Rex...

he's only 4 months old at this point- we think he's a Rhodesian Ridgeback... (distantly related to Mastiffs)

but he's got the right attitude, and I've taken him on walks with my .22 handgun, with >zero< adverse reaction to .22 shorts... time to move up to .22LR and beyond as part of his training... also walking him around the borders of the property- plus get him to NOT freak around the horses... but there's promise...