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'Enough Is Enough': Nahant Residents Call For Changes After Coyote Kills Dog
The coyote dropped the dog when Chris charged at it, but it came toward Chris again a number of times as he retreated to the house.
May 30, 2023
NAHANT - For 15 years, JJ the silky terrier was a little bundle of fun. On Saturday night, a coyote attacked him as Chris Del Dotto walked the little guy on a leash right in front if his house on Colby Way in Nahant.
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"I just heard a horrible scream from my dog," said Del Dotto. "So, I turned around and the coyote had him in its jaws."
The coyote dropped the dog when Chris charged at it, but it came toward Chris again a number of times as he retreated to the house. JJ died later at the vet. Yet another victim in a long list of similar attacks in recent years.
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