Nice analysis and I agree.
Although we have coyotes in our neighborhood every night.
We can hear them yipping, but from afar.
We also have two very large dogs and so far they all have “an understanding”. If the status quo changes in any way, I would have no problem shooting a couple of the coyotes.
We live in the woods in “upstate NY”, and have these around too. Our two Belgian Malinois tag-teamed one who came up on our patio one night, and chased him off.
He was big! I don’t know how our dogs would fare if there were a pack, however. I would probably have to get out the rifle.