Could Fido Be A Coyote Snack?

This is why you should have a big dog… and not one of those tiny wind-up toys.

Coyotes suspected in deaths of two dogs

A small dog killed by what appeared to be a coyote Wednesday morning is the second pet death in a week after the killing of another dog Friday in Middleton that prompted a warning by police.

West Side resident Dave Riley let his 10-year-old miniature poodle, Lettie, out in the backyard around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Riley said his daughter heard Lettie bark once, then cry for about five seconds before it was quiet. When he went out to check the fenced yard, Lettie was gone.

“Our daughter was pretty sure what she was hearing,” Riley said.

The incident, which is not new to the Madison’s West Side, came days after a small dog was killed off of Gammon Road in Middleton.