I would make sure I didn't have a dog that could be swallowed whole by a coyote! I have no problem with a landowner killing a coyote if it is preying on his animals. I normally would never shoot an animal that I wasn't going to eat, but many landowners are having a problem with coyotes killing off game and domestic animals. Coyotes are very good at adapting and are flourishing in populated areas. I think this problem will get much worse in the next several years. I can hear them calling at night from my back yard. My dogs go nuts!