wolf or yote identification needed

[burnsy56]

We have a lot of yotes running the shoreline. Usually scrawny, mangy and 2/3rds the size of this canine. I've only seen one wolf in the wild and it was "leggier" than this animal.
Embarrassed to ask but am I seeing a wolf?

 

[Raton57]

Coydog maybe

 

[Shovel]

Dog

 

[MosinMan13]

We’ve got a few coywolf walking around here these days, huge so far as yotes are concerned but fortunately they seem to temper from the coyote side.

Thatd be my guess. Face looks wrong for a wolf.

 

[Big bore dinosaur]

Coy dog

 

[Cteve]

Sure is eating good by the size of his belly. Maybe someone's pet dog

 

[Bustercluck]

I think that’s a pet or feral dog.

 

[burnsy56]

Between my kids and their inlaws there are 5 rescue huskies. They all vary in size,structure and colour...none resemble the canine I posted.

Good point about a feral dog: I watched it for 2-3 minutes and couldn't see any marks where a collar had been worn. This pic was taken within Kingston city limits 5 min from downtown. CFB KIngston is 400 yards away with lots of green space.

 

[hunterhenderson]

thats someones dog

 

[burnsy56]

thats someones dog

Seems to be the consensus. Many thanks for all the replies everyone. Stay well.

 

[GRS1]

Coyote.

 

[Muskyhunter1]

Yote for sure but a bigger one. Wolf would have longer legs and body usually.

 

[FatCatsDad]

Nice coat, well fed, not chasing ducks, lost pet ?

 

[Longstud]

My inlaws live in a condo in Kingston on the 12 th floor. Their unit overlooks a golf course and part of the base. Several times I’ve watched deer, turkeys and hybrid coyotes, brush wolf/coydog, whatever you want to call them. They make a very good living in the city! Have an endless supply of cats and easy to catch prey. We regularly kill them weighing 50-70 pounds. They’re not coyotes. The pictured critter is an old male hybrid.

 

[tikka]

My inlaws live in a condo in Kingston on the 12 th floor. Their unit overlooks a golf course and part of the base. Several times I’ve watched deer, turkeys and hybrid coyotes, brush wolf/coydog, whatever you want to call them. They make a very good living in the city! Have an endless supply of cats and easy to catch prey. We regularly kill them weighing 50-70 pounds. They’re not coyotes. The pictured critter is an old male hybrid.
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Big yote but still a yote.

 

[Big Bad]

Nice coat, well fed, not chasing ducks, lost pet ?

Good point about the ducks. Ignoring them, or pretending to, therefore not a dog, which would be unable to resist having a go at them. It's a wise coywolf with no calories to waste or warm home to go to, it's possibly hoping to lure a curious bird in close, sort of like a duck trolling retriever. The main thing is that it looks exactly like all the yotes do around here, when in their winter fur. Final characteristic is the tail down posture, not too common in domestic dogs out having fun.

 

[DVXDUDE]

Fat coyote. I shot one similar the other day