I don’t know why the shepherd wasn’t carrying. I would have been. Whenever you see coyotes, kill them. You don’t leave your buddy all alone to have to fight off a whole pack.
"Clearly what we have here is a failure to communicate."
The proper tool needed here is a Minigun mounted on a Class III Donkey. With high quality Noise Canceling Ear protection and some Stylish Eyewear for Our CIIIDonkey.
And a Sidecar.