There the common belief that while the dog is man's best friend, the coyote is his worst enemy. The bad reputation of the coyote traces back to his fondness for small animals; he sometime wise to encourage coyote. Provided valuable farm animals,like rabbits, which are ruinous to crops and certain trees. He is especially beneficial in keeping down the rodent population. Where coyote have been allowed to do their work without molestation , ranchers and fruit growers have found them so valuable that they would no more shoot them than they would shoot their dogs