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The Stuffe & Nonsense coyote arose from our desire to make a "realisitic" version of the animal. Commercially-available coyotes are generally cute little howling puppies. You hardly ever see a plump coyote. They always look scrawny and scruffy and down on their luck. And these "singing dogs" (canis latrans) will treat you to a musical evening, too, arousing any dogs in the area to join them. Presumably they pass the paw after these concerts, hoping to cadge a morsel.
Mark Twain had some coyote stories in Roughing It. No matter how fast your dog was, the coyote was always a little faster, even though he seemed to be just shambling along. The coyote would never completely run away from the dog; he'd stay just ahead until the dog collapsed in the heat.
Stuffe & Nonsense stuffed animals are soft sculpture artist original designs, individually hand crafted in California by the Stuffe Staff. While we do have some stuffemals on hand, we usually make them upon order, so delivery time for your handmade stuffed animal will be two to eight weeks. The animals are constructed of mohair, wool, alpaca or high-quality synthetic fur. We have been accused of taxidermy, but be assured that all of our animals are fake! They are stuffed mainly with polyetheylene fiberfill; we may use glass or plastic beads to add weight. Faces are needle-sculpted for detailed shaping.
Stuffe & Nonsense Stuffemals often use glass eyes or include small costume parts and are not generally recommended for young children. If you do want one of our stuffemals for a small child, be sure to state so when ordering. Then we can be sure to use only safety eyes and avoid any problematic parts or materials.
Stuffe & Nonsense is an artisan business and every figure is an individual creation. We do not have a large inventory of materials, the available plush and fabrics vary, and we do adjust patterns to improve shape or details from time to time. We will sometimes have stuffemals on hand but will more likely need to make your figure on order. Completion time for stuffemal orders is usually 2 to 8 weeks, though it can take longer if we're busy and you're not in a hurry. This business is run in our so-called spare time so work hours are subject to extreme variation.
