What animal attacked this dog?

Question

I know someone who breeds pugs , and leaves their dogs outside in their kennel at night. The kennel is about 3 feet tall. Well, a couple of nights ago, the owner of the house came outside in the morning to check on the pugs, and one of them had been killed. The wound was a huge laceration in it's shoulder, with part of it's insides being ripped out and eaten. The ears of the pug were also ripped off. The pug appeared to be gutted from inside of it's upper chest/shoulder area. There were several pugs in this enclosure, and only one other pug had any signs of injury, and it was just a small laceration on the ear of another pug. There was no blood splatter anywhere in the enclosure, and no signs of anything attempting to get over the kennel.

The house is in a pretty rural area and there is no shortage of wild predators in the area.

Whatever animal did this either cleaned up it's mess, or didn't make a mess. It was also able to get over a 3 foot fence. What kind of attack does this sound like? Coyote? Cougar? I've thought about ruling out a coyote, since they aren't really known as being jumpers.

Answer 1

its the la chupa cabra...  or my friend says it was an ant

Answer 2

Most likely a coyotee.  I live in the country and our feral cats are killed by them all the time.  They are known for gutting their prey, a cougar most likely would have taken off with the pug, not to mention you most likely would have found wounds around the neck where they would havegrabbeded the pug by the head.  

Answer 3

I think it would be a coyote. My mom's friend had tied her dog to a leash outside because the dog had fleas and it was only about 10 minutes since she had put him outside. I asked to see him and we went outside and the dog had injuries like the ones you described. They have a extremely high wall surrounding their backyard but the coyote was able to  cross it.