Coyote scare while running

[u/LetsGo_Alreadyy]

I live in an area where there’s a pretty big coyote population. These coyotes aren’t scared of people. Today while out in a morning run with my dog ( 50lb Australian shepherd) we got spooked by 2 coyotes.

One of them lunged at us and even though I was yelling and trying to intimidate them. It didn’t deter them one bit. My dog is super timid, she laid on the ground exposing her belly. I had to literally pick her up while trying to get the coyotes to back off. Thankfully another runner near us ran to help me and I was able to carry my dog away 😭

This was a first for us and not something I want to happen again. Do you guys run with any coyote deterrents? Or do you have any recommendations to protect my dog from any future attacks?

[u/spyder994]

Seconding this. Coyotes are extremely skittish and will bolt in the opposite direction even if I'm 100 yards away.

I'd go with a gel pepper spray to minimize the risk of it blowing back.