Inbreeding?

[sum1]

Shot this guy last saturday after hunting for less then 10 minutes. I used a cheap Johnny stewart e-caller from basspro. Goes to show you don't always need a expensive called. Anyway I was wondering in the 2nd picture you can see there is 2nd claw/nail. I remember seeing something similar to this in barn cats one time and I believe it was due to inbreading. What do you guys think


http://imgur.com/zLvPa,5midZ

 

[CyaN1de]

Hope this fixes it for you:

 

[bearkilr]

Are you referring to the Dew Claw partway up the leg? All canines have it.

 

[savagelh]

i think he means the stubby tail.

 

[halhunt]

I passed on shooting 2 dogs (coydogs?) 2 turkey seasons ago because at the time I wasnt shooting coyotes and wasnt sure what they were. They were brown, had short hair and had more floppy than pointed ears and a more rounded face. One was a regular coyote size maybe 30 lbs, the other maybe the father was double the size. They both acted like coyotes running towards the call and at the decoy. Last year I shot one and it was the typical grey shaggy dog with pointed face and ears.

 

[bearkilr]

i think he means the stubby tail.

The tail is stubby?

Anyway I was wondering in the 2nd picture you can see there is 2nd claw/nail. I remember seeing something similar to this in barn cats one time and I believe it was due to inbreading. What do you guys think

The lower right hind leg is either shot off or recently chewed off from being in a leghold trap by the looks of it.

Cats and coyotes have little in common other than the fact both eat mice.

There appears to be an overly long dew claw on the left rear leg. I can't remember offhand if coyotes have a rear dew claw, perhaps it's a hybrid.

 

[Turkeyslayer 1300]

You have to look at the second picture he posted on imgur

the coyote has an extra dew claw.

It is not in-breeding just a genetic difference.

 

[bearkilr]

You have to look at the second picture he posted on imgur

the coyote has an extra dew claw.

It is not in-breeding just a genetic difference.

Still only see the one pic, but I'm not particularly computer savvy.

 

[doublelung]

Still only see the one pic, but I'm not particularly computer savvy.

Just click on the op's original link. There are two pics in that file

 

[tokguy]

I don't claim to be an expert on coyotes by any means, LOL.
But certain breeds of dog have the double dew claw.
Great Pyr's come to mind.
Maybe a Pyr made this coyotes mother it's B--ch, LOL.

 

[3macs1]

Sorry but when I seen the title I thought we were discussing my wife's family

 

[bearkilr]

Just click on the op's original link. There are two pics in that file

Nope, still the one picture only. Reason could be I'm using my iPhone.
I'll take your word for it.

EDIT: Yup, looks like double dew claw. I highly doubt it's from inbreeding, just a genetic defect or perhaps from an old injury.

 

[wgamble89]

Double dew claws can actually come from inbreeding, you see it in dogs to sometimes when the gene pool for pure breeds gets stagnant.

 

[tracker]

This is quite common and if the dew claws come into contact with the ground they will wear down. This on a yote/dog means it does not come into contact with the ground and the yote has not had it torn off while stepping over brush. Stick a nail out the back of your boot when walking through brush deadfall. Maybe this yote is eating out of a dog bowel near a village and does not need to hunt.