It might have been a coyote that mangled Jake ... but it might have been a dog. I wouldn’t expect to see a coyote within half a mile or so, but on the other hand, one day I was in the woods with Ash and she took a fright and dragged me home at full gallop. When we got there, both cats were huddled under a shrub next to the door.
All animals have innate senses of fight or flight when it comes to predators. I will trust a dog every time, when the hackles are up and the dog is on “alert” status. Cats are good at that, too, but we seldom walk cats. ;o]