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Chihuahua Mix Attacked By Coyote, Saved By Pit Bulls
Neighbors Say Attacks Becoming Commonplace
Russell Haythorn, 7NEWS Reporter
POSTED: 8:46 pm MDT July 31, 2010LITTLETON, Colo. — A Littleton neighborhood is on edge after a coyote attacked and nearly killed a woman’s dog Saturday morning…
Buster is a Chihuahua-Terrier mix. He was attacked Saturday morning.
“He woke me up at 6:30 to do his thing. I let him out and I came out with him,” said Jodi Robinette of Littleton. “And about a minute later, he screamed like I’ve never heard an animal scream.”
Robinette ran after Buster and the coyote behind her home at 949 West Peakview Circle near Angeline Little Greenway Park.
“And right when I came around this corner, the coyote had my dog in his mouth, shaking him as he was running,” she said. “And then, I see the coyote at the very middle of this field drop my dog.”
Turns out the neighbor’s pit bulls were going after the coyote…
As for the pit bulls – they scared off the coyote and then protected Buster under a bush.
“They were circling him and sitting by him. Making sure he was all right,” said Robinette. “So it needs to be said that there’s some good (in pit bulls) and not all bad.”
Back at the animal clinic, Buster’s got a polka-dot bandage, a heated blanket and some pain medicine. He’s had a rough day.
He will need surgery Monday. He has a collapsed lung, chest injuries and many deep lacerations.
The Division of Wildlife suggests never allowing your pets to roam, especially at night.
The division also suggests you keep your pets in a fenced area, or a completely enclosed kennel at times when you’re not able to keep an eye on your pet.
