Woman scares off coyote that has dog by the neck
A Canton woman scared off a coyote that had her dog in its mouth and was trying to drag the pooch into the woods Friday.
According to Click On Detroit, the woman’s 8-year-old West Highland Terrier was attacked by a coyote around 5:30 a.m. near Ridge and Cherry Hill roads, just outside Washtenaw County.
The report said the woman heard Duncan, her terrier, howling and she ran outside toward the coyote and started shrieking until it released her dog. The coyote had Duncan by the neck and was dragging it toward a nearby wooded area, Click On Detroit reported.
Duncan was treated at a local animal hospital and is expected to recover fully.
Read the complete Click On Detroit story.
Staff reporter Danielle Arndt covers K-12 education for AnnArbor.com. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleArndt or email her at daniellearndt@annarbor.com.
Comments
GreektownDave
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 6:19 p.m.
The coyote probably lured her dog using a can of "ACME Brand Terrier Food"...
Madeleine Borthwick
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 6:03 p.m.
Hey, mess with either of our kitties and your behind is mine, mr. Coyote!!!!!!! we have a baseball bat where we can get to it fast.
jns131
Sun, Jun 24, 2012 : 2:12 p.m.
I just heard a beep beep.
hmsp
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 3:57 p.m.
@OLDTIMER3, re: "A2 said cototes (sic) only eat small rodent like (sic) animals." There are plenty of rodents bigger than West Highland Terriers and Schnauzers. As for, "They couldn't have reported something wrong ,could they (sic)?" Judge not lest ye be judged!
Margaret
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 3:42 p.m.
The coyote had the dog by IT'S neck in the coyotes mouth. But regardless, just one more reason I like larger type dogs such as Labs & Shepherds. Glad her pooch is going to fully recover. These attacks are happening more frequently. But what are the coyotes supposed to do for food when they are being squeezed out of their natural habitat. I grew up in that area and I'm appalled at how Canton has gone from a nice rural area to almost all cement & asphalt. I go east now for everything. I can't stand seeing all the land that was farmers land has become congeasted housing. ***Watch your dog or at least tie it up close enough to the house so you can run out to it. Bee bee guns or an air pistol might be a good investment as well.
Margaret
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 3:44 p.m.
OOPS !!!! I meant I go WEST for everything. LOL
Diane
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 3:22 p.m.
OH my, kill the coyote!
swcornell
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 2:47 p.m.
Darwin rules!
jns131
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 1:54 p.m.
By the way, if you live near where these animals are? Bear spray works wonders. Was used out in Yellowstone, not by us by some neighbor campers. Stay safe everyone.
jns131
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 1:50 p.m.
OMG! This reminds me of a story of a mountain lion back in Colorado who took this womans pet poodle. The dog showed up on her doorstep a few hours later bloody but in stable condition. Glad to hear this dog made it too. Canton? O my. That is pretty close to Ypsilanti. Glad I have a fenced in yard. Good luck.
Ann English
Sun, Jun 24, 2012 : 12:29 a.m.
Poodles were originally bred to be hunting dogs. That most likely helped this poodle survive a mountain lion attack; a few years ago, a 3-year-old boy didn't survive such an attack while at Yellowstone. It is good to hear these stories about dogs surviving bites to the neck and other wild animal attacks. No strokes, seizures or other neurological consequences from the bites, like Roy Horn suffered from getting bitten and carried away by Monticore, the tiger. End of Siegfried and Roy entertainment in Las Vegas.
Ann English
Sun, Jun 24, 2012 : 12:11 a.m.
Duncan and its owner live just inside Wayne County; the map provide shows Napier Road, which separates Wayne County from Washtenaw County. I think the 6-mile stretch of gravel road constituting Cherry Hill's west end does come to its east end at Denton Road, also on the map provided. Close to Ypsilanti? Yes, Mott Road's west end is at Ridge Road, and THAT intersection is in YPSI! Mott Road's east end is at Denton Road. When I say "the map provided" I mean provided at the clickondetroit link.
Ann English
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 11:48 p.m.
Duncan most definitely does live very near Washtenaw County; you can see Napier Road on the map provided, and Napier is one road dividing Wayne and Washtenaw Counties. Cherry Hill Road starts at Plymouth Road in Dixboro village and its first six miles are gravel. I think it becomes paved just east of Duncan's home, at Denton Road. Where Ridge and Mott Road meet, IS Ypsilanti. Mott runs from Ridge Road to Denton Road.
OLDTIMER3
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 11:23 a.m.
A few weeks ago the A2 said cototes only eat small rodent like animals, according to some specialist they interviewed. They couldn't have reported something wrong ,could they?
jns131
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 1:52 p.m.
If they are hungry? They will take a small child. I heard something about it in CA a long time ago. We are on their territory and as we encroach? They will come to us.
SmithGoBlue
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 3:34 a.m.
There was also a coyote attack of a Schnauzer on Hickman Rd in Ann Arbor (western Superior Township). The owner was walking the dog at dawn when two coyotes attacked it. The owner was able to scare off the coyotes and rush the dog to the hospital where it was treated for multiple bites but will be OK. The attack happened about 2 1/2 weeks ago.
Ann English
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 11:56 p.m.
If I remember correctly, Hickman Road runs from Geddes Road to Vreeland Road. Same rural area as Duncan's home, only to the southwest.
Danielle Arndt
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 : 9:23 p.m.
The first sentence should have read: "had her dog in its mouth." This has been corrected. The coyote had the dog in its mouth by the dog's neck. Thank you for your comments.
Ann English
Sun, Jun 24, 2012 : 12:20 a.m.
The photos are fine, Danielle. I'm glad clickondetroit didn't display more of Duncan in the second photograph by standing further away. Such a photograph could turn some stomachs if it were published. At least that is what the published photograph could suggest. I remember how my Lab's bare skin on her right side drew stares from other dog owners before leaving the veterinarian office. But on the NECK? It suggests all sorts of consequences, if not for the writer's reassurances about Duncan. Large dog or small dog, the skin after being shaved looks the same.
Ann English
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 11:41 p.m.
I could tell by the second photograph at clickondetroit that the coyote had Duncan by the neck, not the mouth; I recognize the bare skin of a dog, shaved by a veterinarian for treatment. When one of my dogs had a growth on her right side, the vet shaved off her fur there, the growth fell right off, and she got stitches put in. My vet told me to put a T-shirt on my dog to keep the stitches protected from anything my dog might rub against, and to keep that area clean. Duncan's fur will grow back. I don't know if the terrier will need stitches, but its neck will be covered artificially to protect it from environmental factors.
treetowncartel
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 : 8:46 p.m.
Had it by the mouth or neck, which is it? Its great to seepredatory wildlife returning to live amongst us, we have been getting way to soft and comforatble as a species.
justcurious
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 : 8:44 p.m.
Did it have her dog by the mouth or the neck? The article has conflicting information. Coyotes will look for any kind of small animal to eat when they are hunting. They aren't evil, just hungry. Keep your small animals in sight.
rrt911
Sun, Jun 24, 2012 : 4:36 p.m.
read the article there is nothing conflicting except your ability to read
Ann English
Sun, Jun 24, 2012 : 12:03 a.m.
I don't know how helpful the second photograph of Duncan at clickondetroit would be for you, but it shows Duncan's neck shaved bare by a veterinarian, ready for treatment (killing the germs that went in with the bites, e.g.). I well remember how my Labrador's side looked shaved bare so that a growth on her side could be removed. She received stitches on that bare skin afterwards. My vet told me to put a T-shirt on my Lab to protect the stitches and all of the exposed skin from environmental factors such as grass and dirt. Duncan will need its neck covered too, until its fur grows back.
OLDTIMER3
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 11:20 a.m.
It clearly states that the coyote had her dog Duncan in its mouth by the neck and was dragging it towards the woods.