“In general, they're scared off pretty easily,” Renaud said. Jeff Renaud said coyotes are not new to the region and that most are skittish animals. “I did what I had to do to make sure my dogs and I came home.” I know there's animal lovers out there that will probably hate me for it but at the end of the day, I don't regret it.” “Because there's a lot of small dogs and small children on the street and they all go to the park,” he said. Matis said he’s thankful no one was injured and that his dogs are okay, but remains cautious, hoping others will heed his warning.Ĭhris Matis with his dogs Lyla and Zeke in LaSalle, Ont. “It got up and that four foot fence at the park, it was like it wasn’t even there. Matis said he injured the coyote in the process before it and the remaining pack ran off, jumping over the fence into a natural area. “I said, well, if it's gonna be a fight, it's gonna be a fair fight. Matis said his dog, Zeke, lunged in defence at the approaching coyote while still on a leash, while Matis reached for a buck knife he regularly carries to fend the coyote off. Sure enough, the big one came towards me, right at me and he jumps in there.” “But then they came at us,” Matis explained. Matis said attempts to scare or intimidate the animals off failed, prompting him and his dogs to try and leave. “I look up and I'm like, ‘is that what I think they are?’” Matis said on Monday.Īccording to Matis, the coyotes were unintimidated by him and his dogs’ presence despite both dogs being nearly twice the size of the coyotes. A Town of LaSalle resident is warning others in the community about aggressive coyotes after encountering a pack near a children’s playground over the weekend.Ĭhris Matis said he and his two German Shepherds came across three coyotes early Saturday morning while walking along a fence in Senator Paul Lucier Park on River Avenue.
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