No Dean, i didn't say you said that. My point is that if the so called experts you quoted have decided that the Eastern Coyote has become what it is because of cross-breeding with other canine species there is no reason to think they have stopped cross breeding with other canine species which, obviously, include dogs.
I do not believe, and did not insinuate that, the canine you pictured is a coy-dog. At least it doesn't look like any of them I have ever seen up close. The coy-dogs I have seen all had a much more "doggy" looking head than a pure coyote. For every coy-dog I've ever seen up close I have seen hundreds of brindled yellow/brown looking plain ol' coyotes. They are probably rare, but I'm convinced they do exist, regardless what the "experts" say. It's not only about looks. As I said earlier, IMO coy-dogs are much more defensive, even aggressive, than 'yotes.
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