Halo

[robby]

 Halo is walking on point when we go off leash in the morning. The coyotes watching are confused, because he's grey and shaggy, a sort of dog that looks something like a coyote. Actually, DNA testing confirms that the Australian Shepherd not only has some trans-Siberian Amerind dog, but a tiny touch of Coyote as well. But thousands of generations of his dog ancestors have guarded against the coyote, and Halo has instinctive antipathy and reactions to coyote skulldugery.