"The 'coyote,' head down ... Rumford said his pet was never aggressive, and that the dog likely approached the officer wanting to play. "It's heartbreaking. He was just a puppy, you know?" ...

The coyote became part of the family as McMechan helped raise him with his dog named Duck. Now, the couple lives with two dogs, a cat, five ostriches and three mini donkeys on their small farm ...

The Aztec name for the coyote was “coyotyl," which loosely translates to “trickster,” while Navajo sheep and goat herders referred to the coyote as “God's dog.” European settlers ... coyotes can play ...

The white dog was accepted into the coyote pack but became injured — and that's when neighbors stepped in to save him Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at ...