We have skunks & coyotes here. So far, the coyotes have
been timid. I think when they breed with dogs, it results
in a bolder animal. - Skunk was coming up on our back porch,
rubbing noses with out big dog at the door of her doghouse.
Dub howls with the coyotes; she seems to know their
language.
We have coywolves - many have Eastern wolf DNA. One shot by a neighbor two years ago weighed 65 lbs.
Where I grew up we were far from houses, no dogs to breed with coyotes.
Coyotes are pretty timid when alone, the problem is when they run in packs. In a pack those timid coyotes aren’t so timid.
It works the same with domesticated dogs, one stray dog is not usually a problem but if there are two or a pack running together that is when they can and will attack cattle and horses. Hard for people to believe their fluffy would do such a thing.
Pack behavior is why many rural people are quick to shoot coyotes and stray dogs.