▁man ' s ▁white ▁German ▁She ph erd ▁came ▁running ▁and ▁body - sl ammed ▁the ▁co y ote . ▁Both ▁animals ▁t umbled ▁and ▁ran ▁off ▁ch asing ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁The ▁dog , ▁" Char min ", ▁returned ▁without ▁the ▁co y ote ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁b ite ▁w ound ▁to ▁the ▁back ▁right ▁leg . ▁The ▁man ▁was ▁treated ▁for ▁the ▁b ite ▁and ▁started ▁a ▁pre ca ution ary ▁course ▁of ▁treatment ▁for ▁ra b ies , ▁but ▁the ▁dog ' s ▁v acc in ations ▁for ▁the ▁disease ▁were ▁current . ▁On ▁Monday , ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁at ▁about ▁ 5 : 0 0 AM , ▁on ▁a ▁dark ▁road ▁just ▁outside ▁N iw ot , ▁Colorado ▁in ▁B ould er ▁County , ▁three ▁co y otes ▁attacked ▁a ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁walking ▁to ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁attack ▁last ed ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁minutes ▁before ▁the ▁pack ▁retre ated . ▁ ▁The ▁man ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁keeping ▁his ▁balance , ▁w ield ing ▁his ▁flash light ▁with ▁one ▁arm ▁and ▁pushing ▁the ▁co y otes ▁with ▁the ▁other , ▁keeping ▁the ▁animals ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁him , ▁protect ing ▁his ▁neck ▁and ▁face , ▁and ▁retre ating . ▁ ▁He ▁land ed ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁solid ▁blow ▁with ▁his ▁flash light ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁animals . ▁ ▁They ▁circ led , ▁dod ged ,