Pet owners in the Denver-metro city of Lafayette have been urged to exercise caution after two small dogs were attacked by coyotes over the last two days.
According to the local police department, the dogs sustained life-threatening injuries. One encounter took place in a yard on Shoshone Trail and the other in a yard on Hawk Ridge Road. Both of the yards reportedly back up to open space areas. The attacks occurred during morning hours.
This follows a similar warning sent to residents of Denver-area Wheat Ridge in recent weeks. In that case, the deaths of two small dogs had recently been blamed on coyotes…