▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁a ▁woman ▁walking ▁her ▁retr ie ver ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁co y ote ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁behind ▁her ▁house . ▁ ▁The ▁co y ote ▁was ▁not ▁seen ▁until ▁it ▁charged , ▁bit ing ▁both . ▁ ▁Her ▁husband ▁heard ▁the ▁comm otion ▁and ▁drove ▁his ▁tr uck ▁into ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁tried ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁animal ▁away ▁with ▁it . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁gun , ▁but ▁the ▁co y ote ▁was ▁too ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁pair ▁to ▁aim ▁at ▁it , ▁so ▁he ▁shot ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁trying ▁but ▁failing ▁to ▁sc are ▁it ▁away . ▁ ▁The ▁dog ▁was ▁being ▁cred ited ▁with ▁finally ▁driving ▁the ▁animal ▁off , ▁although ▁the ▁dog ▁was ▁bit ten ▁many ▁times . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁attack , ▁the ▁woman ▁and ▁dog ▁were ▁given ▁medical ▁treatment ▁for ▁multiple ▁co y ote ▁bit es , ▁and ▁both ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁started ▁pre ca ution ary ▁ra b ies ▁treat ments . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁attack , ▁co y otes ▁had ▁been ▁often ▁heard , ▁but ▁not ▁often ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁just ▁after ▁ 6 PM , ▁in ▁F rem ont , ▁California , ▁the ▁leg ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁walking ▁his ▁children ▁to ▁his ▁car ▁outside ▁a ▁home ▁was ▁bit ten ▁by ▁an ▁un he alth y - looking ▁co y ote . ▁The ▁man ▁and ▁the ▁children ▁escaped ▁into ▁the ▁house . ▁The ▁man