Today, while driving, I saw a dog run across the road. Feeling sorry for the pup on a cold, rainy night, I pulled my car over to pick it up. Once in, it started freaking out so I turned on the light. It was then that I realized I'd just put a wild coyote on my passenger seat. FML
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molliciousj 19
Okay, so this is embarrassing but you guys asked for it! First of all, I'm a receptionist at a vet hospital so I have a big soft spot for animals. When I saw the little creature run across the road I thought it could be someone's lost pet or a stray doggy looking for shelter. I couldn't just keep driving. The coyote was also pretty small so I assume it was a fairly young one. In my defense, it was super dark out and it's foresty where I live with little to no street lights so visibility is very limited. When I pulled over I saw a glimpse of the fuzz ball in my headlight, huddled under some bushes. I had a dog lead in my trunk that I took out just in case. The pup never saw me though so I was able to walk right up and swoop him. He squirmed a bit but not much which is surprising. Now, I've seen a ton of dogs come into the vet hospital that I work at which are half coyote or wolf and look very similar....so it's a real thing. I'm not entirely crazy. Ha. Anyways, upon setting the coyote in my car when he began freaking out and I turned the light on, there was no mistaking that this was a wild animal. I was face to face with the little guy who was scared to death that he was trapped in a driving machine with an insane girl who picked up a feral animal. Haha. He was jumping around and pacing in my car. I got out and ran around to open the passenger side door. I left both doors open and as soon as he saw an escape he took it and ran off. Just so you know, there were no animals harmed in the happenings of this FML and no damage done to my car (although he did poop in it) but I feel like such a jerk. I'm sorry, poor little coyote. :(
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hazardmuffin 21
You're a good person. :) Maybe keep a flashlight in the car for the next time you find an animal to rescue in the dark?
Haileyed 12
How did you get it in the car?
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Comments (203)
SmokeyBear420 19
Time for a double take
audreyfml1994 15
On second glance, it was merely a chihuahua.
zandalee 20
Should have gone to Spec Savers.
silvercamaro 22
This reminds me of that contact lenses commercial with the raccoon
bardo264 17
Sounds fun... How much is it to fix the damage?
Haileyed 12
How did you get it in the car?
domolovesyoshi 33
I would also like to know this.
morella_xx 29
3rding wanting to know this. I saw this in moderation and hit No because I didn't believe he could pick it up and get it in the car without being bitten, but it seems enough other people thought it was possible.
kaablam 17
OP said it was a pup still, not a full grown coyote.
jonjonguapito 15
by opening the door?
stormchaser24 24
I want to know this too, unless it has rabies they are shy animals.
jizzwold 21
Surely, OP will explain, guys. We just have to wait… forever.
israelnotjacob 20
Yeah I'm calling BS on this one. Even if it was a pup I highly doubt it would have been calm long enough for you to get it in the car, and I find it hard to believe you could have gotten that close to it to have not noticed it wasn't a dog. Your headlights should have been enough light to see that.
israelnotjacob 20
I know the mods don't like people saying fake but I just gave a logical argument as to why it probably is, so according to their rules there's no reason my post should be deleted.
bardo264 17
The differenc can be hard to tell sometimes... I guess...
chinaski7628 32
Not really. I live in an area full of coyotes. They look nothing like domestic dogs.
little_one1 14
Actually, there are such things as coydogs. I have one. If you get the right ones you can hardly tell them apart. Just like with wolf hybrids.
little_one1 14
Actually, there are such things as coydogs. I have one. It's when a wild coyote breeds with a domestic breed of dog. If you get the right ones you can hardly tell it from a coyote.
stevothedevo 25
What about wolf/vampire hybrids.. Could you tell THEM apart?
audreyfml1994 15
I'm going to have to question the validity of this fml post.
Welshite 40
Coyotes are extremely shy, so I'm surprised you were able to catch it in the first place.
onlychildFTW 34
Yeah I'm surprised it didn't attack as OP picked it up. On another note, why would anyone pick up a random animal from the side of the road? Am I the only one thinking that's weird.
1947Chevy 17
87 I have picked up many animals on the side of the road. I let them go but I have seen people drop off pets and I have retrieved them. I try to find a good home for them
skyeyez9 25
Not all of them are shy. The ones near where I live will walk parallel to you, staring at you the entire time (probably hoping my dog I was walking gets loose so he can eat him ).
VeganVampyre 27
Someone picked up my dog from the side of the highway once. We were extremely grateful that someone had cared enough to help him rather than let him potentially get killed by a car. If I ever see a dog on the road I will do the same, no question. I find it sad that anyone would think that an odd thing to do.
mike7236 5
My family and I found a dog on a highway turnoff a few years back and stopped to pick it up, cute little dog. It was microchipped so we found the owner and it turned out the little king Charles spaniel had come from a different state lol. Walked a long way! The owners were very happy too.
udm23 11
I have picked up multiple stray or lost dogs. I would hope someone would for my dog too if needed.
ballpython 15
I stopped not to long ago to retrieve the tags off a dog that was hit on the highway so I could notify the owners. It was not a fun task.
kate_themediocre 6
I thought it was was a little odd too. Of course, I live in an extremely rural area, so people let their dogs run loose all the time. Nobody I know would ever just pick up a random dog that could very well be somebody's pet.
rebelbelle 17
*meep* *meep*
MidnaLink 35
That would only be my response to seeing one in my car!
Razi_tail 25
Was the roadrunner nearby sticking it's tongue out?
ALyte 15
Either way, it was a nice gesture. I hope your car is alright!
BMTHsuperfan 18
forget the car, i hope OP is alright!
audreyfml1994 15
I wonder why my comment which said "I'm going to have to question the validity of this fml post" has magically disappeared after being up for several minutes.
SmokeyBear420 19
I can see it happening. There are coyotes behind my house and my dog has ran around with them before. They are very dog-like :P
knoxxx 22
This comment gave me an ulcer.