Chihuahua Mix Attacked by Coyote, Saved by Pit Bulls

TheDenverChannel.com ^ | 7/31/2010 | Russell Haythorn

[solosmoke]

- A Littleton neighborhood is on edge after a coyote attacked and nearly killed a woman's dog Saturday morning. These attacks are becoming more and more common.Buster is a Chihuahua-Terrier mix. He was attacked Saturday morning. "He woke me up at 6:30 to do his thing. I let him out and I came out with him," said Jodi Robinette of Littleton. "And about a minute later, he screamed like I've never heard an animal scream." Robinette ran after Buster and the coyote behind her home at 949 West Peakview Circle near Angeline Little Greenway Park."And right when I came around this corner, the coyote had my dog in his mouth, shaking him as he was running,” she said. "And then, I see the coyote at the very middle of this field drop my dog." Turns out the neighbor’s pit bulls were going after the coyote.As for the pit bulls - they scared off the coyote and then protected Buster under a bush. "They were circling him and sitting by him. Making sure he was all right," said Robinette. "So it needs to be said that there’s some good (in pit bulls) and not all bad."

[solosmoke]

Here's hoping everyone in the neighborhood realizes how important it is to keep their pets safely contained and not just running loose. Apparently, irresponsible ownership can also have an unexpectedly positive outcome.

[Kartographer]

Maybe the Pit Bulls where just mad because the Coyote was raiding their larder? ;-)

[JoeProBono]

[ANKE69]

Interesting story. Thanks for posting this!!!

[trisham]

Good for the pit bulls!

[bigbob]

So what did the poor coyote eat for breakfast then?

[South40]

Right up your alley.

[clee1]

I was about to say that I KNEW chet99 couldn’t have posted this story.....

[MrEdd]

[DuncanWaring]

Ping.

[South40]

Nope. No more than an anti-gunner would post a story of someone using a gun to defend themselves.

[Ingtar]

Poor coyote probably thought it was a rat and fair game.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Now I understand why pitbulls were so popular with pioneering Americans. The pitbulls dealt with the coyotes and other varmints.

[DannyTN]

Is that anything like Chex Mix?

[South40]

There’s not a night goes by that coyotes don’t enter my yard hoping to get one of the feral cats I keep to control snakes. It’s interesting to see how little fear they have of humans these days. They do fear the sound of a firearm discgarging, though.

[Paladin2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelian_Bear_Dog

[Cheetahcat]

We had a few of them around growing up, never a problem! Until the wrong sort of people started raising them.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Put Karelian Bear dogs, Irish wolfhounds, and pitbulls together in a group and they should be able to take care of just about any problem that might crop up.

[OldPossum]

I live out in the woods and have two old dogs. I try to remember to take my pistol with me when the dogs go out to the backyard, along with a search light. Haven’t seen any coyotes but they have to be here (they’re everywhere).

[Bigg Red]

Now I understand why pitbulls were so popular with pioneering Americans

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I was not aware of that fact.