Guy Finds A “Stray Dog,” Refuses To Believe It’s A Coyote, Tries To Adopt It Anyway And Offer It Tacos

A clip from the Weave the Coyote videos at Itty Bitty Farm is blowing up after showing a man encountering what he insists is a stray dog, while his partner is standing there like, “That is very clearly a coyote.”

The man’s response?

Absolute denial.

In the video he happily walks up to the little animal, starts petting it, and repeatedly insists, “That’s NOT a coyote!” despite the fact that the animal looks exactly like a tiny woodland predator that wandered out of a nature documentary.

Meanwhile, his partner is doing what every rational human would do when they see a suspicious wild animal.

She’s skeptical.

Very skeptical.

But the guy is already emotionally committed at this point. He’s petting the pup, talking to it like it’s a lost golden retriever, and at one point basically deciding he’s going to adopt it and bring it home.

Because obviously when you see a mystery animal in the wild, the next logical step is to offer it tacos and promise it a new life.

The little coyote pup actually tolerates the attention pretty well, which probably adds to the guy’s confidence that he’s discovered a friendly stray.

But there are still a couple of subtle reminders that this thing is not exactly a house pet.

At one point the pup wrinkles its nose and gives a quick little nip, like a tiny warning that says, “Hey man, I’m still a wild animal.”

Which the guy apparently interprets as “we’re bonding.”

To be fair, coyotes and dogs actually do look surprisingly similar.

Both species share ancestry from wolves, and genetic research has shown that some coyote populations even carry small amounts of domestic dog DNA, which can make them resemble stray dogs more than people realize.

Still, that doesn’t mean they’re interchangeable with your neighbor’s labradoodle.

Wildlife officials in the United States report more than 100 coyote attacks on humans and pets every year, usually when people underestimate them or treat them like friendly strays.

So while this particular pup seemed more confused than aggressive, the general rule still stands:

If you find a random “dog” in the woods that looks like it might also survive hunting rabbits for a living, maybe don’t immediately offer it tacos and a spare bedroom.