Terrified & Disoriented coyote found in SF. "She’d given up"

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55. Coy-dogs -- they can combine the worst traits of both

We've had coy-dogs up here "thrill kill" entire herds of deer. It seemed every winter when I first moved up here, I'd read about them finding 20+ deer slaughtered in the Bangor area.

I nearly lost my dog Jake to a pack when he was just a pup. We were in the barn putting up my horse and goat for the night when one started barking from the woods just behind my barn. Jakey bolted for the door -- luckily I'd forgotten my gloves and was able to grab his collar and drag him back into the barn. Next thing you know, the entire pack was howling and yipping with the barking coming only from the middle. We spent over half an hour inside the barn...they were so close by I was afraid to head up to the house.

I've heard they'll "recruit" a dog to lure other dogs in.