When I was in elem. school we lived in CA and there was a HORRIBLE drought. It was so bad coyotes were even coming out during the day. I remember seeing some in the grass/thicket (there was a huge field as far as the eye could see on one side of the neighborhood) that was across the street from out bus stop watching us kids. One night my dad put our Weim outside for the last time before bed. A few minutes later there was a racket from the trashcans, well out dog was dragging a coyote over the fence by the throat and two more were running back into the field. Luckily our dog was fine, but I remember quite a few people lost theirs that year.
