I would agree on the coy dog thing. Coy dogs are very rare and sterile. So the chances on seeing one are worese than the lottery. Coyotes come in many colors and shades. Cream, yellow, grey, red andblack and all kinds of shades of these colors. They also can be anywhere from 30 to 65 pounds in my area. With the females a bit smaller than the males. I saw one Saturday that was pure cream colored. I shot one Sunday that was black on the back and grey down to white on the belly.