A coyote runs across a field behind Frank VerHey's backyard Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. VerHey's little dog, Joey, nearly died in December when a coyote snatched him out of VerHey's yard on North Cascade Avenue . (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (The Gazett Photo by CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE
Frank VerHey holds his little dog, Joey, who nearly died in December when a coyote snatched him out of VerHey's yard on North Cascade Avenue . The 84-year-old VerHey chased the wild animal with Joey in his mouth through his neighborhood before the coyote Photo by CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE
Joey, an 18-month-old Yorkie, was nearly killed Dec. 18, 2012, when a coyote jumped a fence into his yard and snatched him by the head. His owner, Frank VerHey, chased the coyote and Joey through their mobile home park until the coyote dropped Joey in a bloody heap. Photo by CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE
