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41. There was an incident in a suburb just north of Indianapolis last year...

Sun Jul 12, 2015, 07:04 PM

Jul 2015

The news referred to them as "coydogs".

Anyway, a woman left to go to the store, and when she returned, she found two of her dogs dead in the kitchen.
The coydogs or coyotes had scaled an 8 foot privacy fence, entered the house via a pet door, and mauled her two smaller breeds. Two pits were found safe and sound in another area of the house.

Just a warning for those out there with these pet doors, where coyotes have been seen. Try to find a way to secure the door before you leave.

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Why would my urban neighborhood have a coyote roaming around? [View all] CTyankee Jul 2015 OP

They are smart about filling in empty niches, those coyotes... villager Jul 2015 #1

I guess we'll have to start calling him "wily"! CTyankee Jul 2015 #5

They're nocturnal, so no worries. longship Jul 2015 #62

I'm fine. I don't play golf. I don't walk on the Yale Golf Course any more... CTyankee Jul 2015 #64

Um, I see them in broad daylight all the time. truebluegreen Jul 2015 #80

Nevertheless, they are nocturnal longship Jul 2015 #82

We lived on a large piece of land truebluegreen Jul 2015 #86

Yes markonthemark Jul 2015 #93

They have gotten used to people. NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #2

Urban coyotes have become quite common. 2,000 live in downtown Chicago. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #3

Last year, or maybe the year before, one walked into... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #79

awesome article waddirum Jul 2015 #84

Here's the DEEP fact sheet: NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #4

Thanks. Who knew? CTyankee Jul 2015 #10

They aren't really a threat to people. NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #19

They will take small pets, for sure, and backyard chicken flocks. Hekate Jul 2015 #35

Definitely want to be mindful of your dogs and other pets with coyotes about NT Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #38

That's good because they eat pets, kids and golf balls. Kablooie Jul 2015 #74

They are taking over! treestar Jul 2015 #75

Coyotes are in urban areas, I work in a business building complex and I have seen and heard coyotes. Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #6

Sort of, but only indirectly Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #39

And besides, they do not know property lines. Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #40

We have urban coyotes in downtown Chicago frazzled Jul 2015 #7

Coyotes have adapted to living many places, including large cities. uppityperson Jul 2015 #8

They are here and of a larger size than their Western counterpart. NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #17

Coyotes are very Adaptable Abnredleg Jul 2015 #9

They are awfully common in the Minneapolis suburbs dflprincess Jul 2015 #85

Lots of good stuff to eat CanonRay Jul 2015 #11

would they be able to catch a cat that wasn't old or very young or sick? CTyankee Jul 2015 #14

Yes. NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #16

And cats are very teritorial and can be very brave. Think of the videos we've seen of tblue37 Jul 2015 #24

One of the reasons mine is an indoor kitty only. NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #29

Yes. Hekate Jul 2015 #36

They will also entice a dog to come out and "play" truebluegreen Jul 2015 #45

Yes, I've seen them act injured to lure a dog out CanonRay Jul 2015 #90

Absolutely jberryhill Jul 2015 #69

I conducted a 5 year survey of coyote sightings in Los Angeles & they always turned up near feral underahedgerow Jul 2015 #96

Keep your eyes and ears open for another visitor... pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #12

Habitat destruction.. SoCalDem Jul 2015 #13

would they be afraid of grown humans just walking by? CTyankee Jul 2015 #18

Yes jberryhill Jul 2015 #23

But if you run into more than one, all bets are off. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #25

Or stray dogs jberryhill Jul 2015 #28

funny, tho, we don't have packs of dogs...every dog I see in my neighborhood is leashed. CTyankee Jul 2015 #44

Got that right GP6971 Jul 2015 #37

Their planet too, and just trying to make a buck like everyone else. miyazaki Jul 2015 #15

Look up coywolf jberryhill Jul 2015 #20

the google just told me coyotes are classified "canus" CTyankee Jul 2015 #21

Yes, they can interbreed with Wolves jberryhill Jul 2015 #26

holy shit... CTyankee Jul 2015 #47

This is worth watching jberryhill Jul 2015 #68

My husband saw a coywolf in New London CT. femmedem Jul 2015 #73

Project Coyote Beringia Jul 2015 #22

I live not far from the ocean in a heavily traveled suburban neighborhood aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #27

the coyotes travel the riverbeds in OC shanti Jul 2015 #61

Just as an addendum dhol82 Jul 2015 #30

Coyote Fact Sheet - CT.gov Baclava Jul 2015 #31

Heck, why not? We had one roaming in Queens, NY and LiberalElite Jul 2015 #32

Road kill, its a free lunch..... Historic NY Jul 2015 #33

Coyotes are adaptable critters. backscatter712 Jul 2015 #34

There was an incident in a suburb just north of Indianapolis last year... Contrary1 Jul 2015 #41

Couple of things happened: truebluegreen Jul 2015 #42

They aren't the only dogs in town. There are foxes in Boston. DamnYankeeInHouston Jul 2015 #43

Boston! Oh fer gawd's sake... CTyankee Jul 2015 #46

Turkeys too! tymorial Jul 2015 #51

we have some here, too. It's strange but kind of wonderful. They seem to like thier CTyankee Jul 2015 #52

There have been coyotes throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts since the 1950s. tymorial Jul 2015 #48

well, good to know. Live and let live is fine with me. No pets and no kids, I'm good. CTyankee Jul 2015 #50

Because they live everywhere including urban environments. Rex Jul 2015 #49

But I LOVE Wiley Coyote! He's my fave! CTyankee Jul 2015 #55

Does your area have a feral cat problem? Habibi Jul 2015 #53

no, we don't. CTyankee Jul 2015 #57

There are coyotes most everywhere. cwydro Jul 2015 #54

They are all over many urban areas. We have them ... Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #56

When I lived in N.W. Calgary there was a coyote who would peep in my bedroom window Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2015 #58

We never had our garbage dumped. Pretty quiet here... CTyankee Jul 2015 #60

Didn't read all the responses TeddyR Jul 2015 #59

According to Warner Bros. Sam_Fields Jul 2015 #63

Coyote's have been found wandering around New York City. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #65

coyotes are smart, adaptable and one of the few animals expanding their range hobbit709 Jul 2015 #66

I see that now... CTyankee Jul 2015 #67

hey, i'm 30 miles away from you and we have a bear roaming around here.... unblock Jul 2015 #70

wow, you must be in some rural place...I can't imagine a bear venturing into a CTyankee Jul 2015 #71

yup, that's what's great -- living in the woods but so close to civilization. unblock Jul 2015 #88

A few years back, a bear made it fairly deep into Seattle cemaphonic Jul 2015 #91

i bel�eve Ma changed its trapping laws a few years back and hat it caused an uptick in te coyote CentralMass Jul 2015 #72

We have a couple running around here Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2015 #76

Overpopulation...lots of easy cats and dogs to eat... ileus Jul 2015 #77

Are you kidding? Coyotes like our garbage, our chickens and our pets. Cleita Jul 2015 #78

Lack of predators seveneyes Jul 2015 #81

Boston suburb here. Been seeing them for about 10 years. virgogal Jul 2015 #83

they run around LA at dusk.. they come out of the hills Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #87

Where's the Road Runner when you need him? Meep,meep!!! :) rainbobryte Jul 2015 #89

I've seen many coyotes down in Detroit. romanic Jul 2015 #92

An old indian friend told me how to keep them away from my house... pipoman Jul 2015 #94

Many US cities have more coyotes living in them than dogs Recursion Jul 2015 #95