[cherry]

"she initially thought were two big German shepherds."

oh please lady.....coyotes are not that big, not even close....

[ClearCase_guy]

She seems to have realized that they weren't German Shepherds when she saw that they were unshaven.

Huh?

[Eva]

We have coyotes that were bred to Alaskan Huskies and then let loose in the wild when the humane society tried to seize them.

You would swear that you had seen a wolf.

[Tallguy]

The so-called Eastern Coyote that has been moving in from the mid-west is a larger varient. Yes, still (much) smaller than your average German Shephard, but seen briefly in low-light conditions & from a distance, I could see how your initial reaction might be “German Shep”.

I read some speculation that these larger Coyotes might be some sort of hybrid, but I rather doubt it. I just figure the coyotes are bigger her in PA because they are taking down deer. Out west I suspect they live mostly on smaller game.

[Varda]

Eastern coyotes are hybrids between Eastern Timber wolves and western coyotes. They are much larger than western coyotes. I’ve seen them on my old farm. They very easily could be mistaken for a farm style German Shepherd.

[Lurker]

Rural areas?

Hell I live 40 miles west of Chicago smack in the burbs and their picking off Fluffy like crazy around here.

They aren't near as big as a German Sheperd, but they're big enough. L