Do they tend to breed with domestic dogs or feral dogs?
Yes, in some situations, but the breeding behavior of the coyote is much different than that of the dog, therefore instances of this would be rare. If a female coyote is in estrus and chooses a male dog as her mate, the pups would not survive because the domestic dog will not feed and care for the female when the pups are born as a male coyote would. For a female dog to mate with a male coyote, she would have to be in estrus at the same time the male coyote is fertile. As stated above, the male coyote is not fertile all the time like the male dog. The female dog would also have to give the same social and breeding signals to the male coyote as a female coyote would, which is unlikely that the dog could produce. In coyotes, the female chooses her mate, and both male and female are selective in their mates. Immediately prior to breeding, the relationship between male and female coyotes is very aggressive. Therefore, without the breeding behavior, the male coyote would not respond to the
