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A few years ago, I lived in Lakewood, Kalifornia with my wife and two 100lb Labs. My dogs are very well trained and either carry their own leash or walk off the leash. One evening, we were walking through a city park that run along the San Gabriel River. I had occasionally seen coyotes running around the river but they generally kept their distance and stayed in the shadows. On this particular night, one of those coyotes made a run towards my younger dog (still 100lbs), stopped and barked at him. Well, my pup was curious so he went running after the coyote who slowly retreated into the shadows. I took off running and screaming, which didn't deter those coyotes - to catch up with my dog and noticed a collection of eyes glistening in the dark. Sure enough, that one coyote was trying to lure my dog into an ambush by a pack of at least 6 coyotes. I promise you, that there would have been some dead coyotes if it hadn't been Kalifornia! Fortunately, my dog is a bit lazy (or maybe smart) and stopped short of the dark area where the coyote disappeared.

So there you have it, those cuddly little coyotes, in an urban, populated part of Kalifornia, still managed to attempt an attack on a domesticated animal. I'm no 80lb woman so my yelling at them didn't scare them off. Maybe those 'yotes are only scared of 80lb women. The rest of us should bring guns!