I’ve been saying this for a while now: People are like dogs. There are domesticated dogs, and there are coyotes and wolves. The problem is that at a glance they all look mostly like dogs, except you mistake a coyote or wolf for a domesticated dog at your peril.
I don’t even treat them the same as dogs. I avoid them but am prepared to either defend myself against them or sometimes admit that I mischaracterized them.
But my wife and I have had enough experience with these coyotes in our lives to know that you don’t approach them like you would a dog and you DON’T turn your back on them. You avoid them at all costs and prepare for them to attack.
When your parent is a welfare check this is the result.