There are coyote/coydogs in my area. Sometimes they are in my yard at night. I have two blocks of wood handy and clap them. This noise scares away the coys.
Last year I opened my back door to let my dog out at night. Thank God my dog was old and slow at the time and didn’t get a chance to go outside. The instant I opened the door, the coys started barking. I quickly stepped inside and closed the door. They went silent. As a test, I reopened the door and they started barking again. Scared me. What puzzled me was that they were noisy. They bark when they already have caught their prey and fight over it. Now I don’t go outside at night.
> Now I don’t go outside at night.
They’ve got you trained. Coyotes are smart.