Not certain this is the same creature as got shot dead in Texas, but . . .
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(If gun laws were more reasonable in California, we might find out if it’s the same or not.)
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Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."
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Could be a Mexican Red Wolf. Could be a “hybrid” between that and a coyote or dog.
From the new story:
From one of the original stories:
The animals in the original two stories do look awfully small. I have a hard time imagining anyone imagining a 20-pound animal to be 20 pounds heavier than anything, let alone a much bigger animal like a coyote.
Of course, they could be related animals.
CHINO HILLS – A wild animal resembling a mix between a coyote and dog is reaching great heights to kill family pets, leaping fences as tall as 6 feet to attack small animals in yards.
My brother inherited one of his mother-in-law’s dog when she could no longer care for it. Rusty, as it happens, was a coyote-shepard mix. The dog had two exceptional attributes. First, it could jump over 6 foot fences with plenty of room to spare. In fact, my brother said once he came home to find Rusty on his roof (about an 8 ft jump unless he vaulted to the roof from the fence). Second, it was as dumb as a stump. I suspect that it was not so much dumb, as it just didn’t have the social instincts that dogs have. I’m guessing that my brother viewed taking care of Rusty along the lines of a corporal act of mercy.