{"id":127165,"date":"2025-11-07T17:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/127165\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T17:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:11:11","slug":"couple-thinks-a-coyote-is-chasing-them-then-they-learn-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/127165\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple Thinks A Coyote Is Chasing Them \u2014 Then They Learn The Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tiffany Seeger and David Gray were heading inside from walking their dogs when they saw a gray animal following them, and immediately assumed they were in danger.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I saw a dog that I was not familiar with, my brain went, \u2018Coyote,\u2019\u201d Seeger told The Dodo.<\/p>\n

\"strayThe Dodo<\/p>\n

There are a lot of coyotes in Greenville, South Carolina, where the couple lives, and for whatever reason, that’s where Seeger’s mind immediately went. They rushed to get their dogs inside and keep the \u201ccoyote\u201d at bay, and as the commotion died down, they soon realized that the animal in question was in fact not a coyote at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went from being really scared for my dogs\u2019 safety to being like, \u2018Oh my God, this thing is so cute. How can we help her?\u2019\u201d Seeger said.<\/p>\n

\"strayThe Dodo<\/p>\n

Once the couple realized the coyote was actually a stray dog who needed help, they immediately took her to the vet. The pup, later named Sprite, had no microchip or tags, but she was so sweet that Seeger was convinced someone had to be looking for her. She posted about the found dog all over social media, but no one stepped up to claim her.<\/p>\n

\"click<\/p>\n

They got Sprite all cleaned up and settled into their home, then began introducing her to their pups, Totoro and Mei, who were eager to meet this new arrival. That night, the entire family slept together in a big pillow fort on the floor, and they soon realized it was the first night of the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n

\"strayThe Dodo<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a big pillow cuddle puddle, just having the best time,\u201d Seeger said. \u201cAnd we got up in the morning, and it was like she was just a part of the family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple got Sprite vaccinated and cared for through a local rescue, Dog Squad<\/a>, and are currently fostering her while they decide if they\u2019re going to adopt her or not. From the moment she arrived in their lives, it was meant to be, and the couple is so glad that Sprite turned out to be a sweet pup looking for a home and not a coyote.<\/p>\n

\"dogThe Dodo<\/p>\n

\u201cHer number one personality trait is just loving and gentle,\u201d Seeger said. \u201cI love her, and other people love her, so it\u2019s time to find her a forever home. And she may just be here forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Coyote<\/a>Coyote With Paw Stuck In A Tree Didn’t Expect People To Be So KindHe couldn’t believe they were there to help.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tiffany Seeger and David Gray were heading inside from walking their dogs when they saw a gray animal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[19013,3373,1285,16191,61,60,82,1284,1282,263],"class_list":{"0":"post-127165","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-adoption","9":"tag-caitlin-jill-anders","10":"tag-daily-dodo","11":"tag-dogs","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-science","15":"tag-standard","16":"tag-the-dodo","17":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}