“He noticed an object in our yard and made his way over to where our young golden retriever had left her toy."

“He smelled it, cautiously picked it up then proceeded to play with it, tossing it high into the air, throwing it around and very obviously thoroughly enjoying the experience.”

“He didn’t pick it up to see if it came to life, it didn’t smell of being an animal. It only had the saliva from our dogs on it and perhaps that had the scent of fun.”

“This was such a wonderful reminder that all animals, the wild and the not so wild (our pets) are really not so different.”

“Even wild coyotes need and like to play as do all the animals in the animal kingdom.”