▁In ▁June , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁Wood ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Bro oks ▁community ▁of ▁Est ero , ▁Florida , ▁a ▁woman ▁was ▁walking ▁her ▁d ach sh und ▁on ▁a ▁short ▁le ash ▁when ▁an ▁urban ▁co y ote ▁suddenly ▁appeared , ▁gra bb ed ▁the ▁dog , ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁run ▁away ▁with ▁it . ▁ ▁She ▁dropped ▁to ▁the ▁ground , ▁gra bb ed ▁the ▁sever ely ▁injured ▁dog , ▁saving ▁it ▁from ▁being ▁carried ▁off , ▁but ▁the ▁co y ote ▁bit ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁cal f . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁amb ul ance ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁treated ▁for ▁four ▁pun ct ure ▁w ounds ▁and ▁began ▁pre ca ution ary ▁treatment ▁for ▁ra b ies , ▁as ▁the ▁animal ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁found ▁and ▁killed ▁for ▁ra b ies ▁testing ▁right ▁away . ▁The ▁incident ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁co y otes ▁regularly ▁feed ing ▁on ▁dogs ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁followed ▁by ▁authorities ▁h iring ▁a ▁professional ▁tra pper ▁to ▁c ull ▁area ▁co y otes . ▁ ▁In ▁January , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁in ▁Green burgh , ▁New ▁York , ▁a ▁woman ▁was ▁taking ▁a ▁day time ▁walk ▁through ▁a ▁wood ed ▁park ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁p ounced ▁on ▁by ▁a ▁co y ote . ▁▁ ▁She ▁sc ream ed ▁and , ▁although ▁she ▁was ▁aware ▁that ▁exper ts ▁don ' t ▁recommend ▁it , ▁she ▁turned ▁and ▁ran ▁as