[South Dakota]

She was playing in her yard. You can not keep an eye on them every second.

my dog would have and the coyote would have been dead meat

[Western Phil]

“my dog would have and the coyote would have been dead meat”

I hope your dog is a quiet one. Its illegal for dogs to bark in many incorporated areas.

[RonF]

With the dog there, the coyote would never have come by in the first place, and you’d never see it. Which is an even better reason to have one, but it should be at least 50 pounds.