I hope for a good outcome for all.
T'is a good time to remind people visiting Alaska & Yukon to keep their small dogs on leash when out with them, and to NOT leave them unattended outside, tethered or not.
In Whitehorse, the coyotes take numerous cats & dogs each year. One cat-owner posted in her cat's obituary in the paper that she watched helplessly as a coyote scooped up her cat from her yard.
Eagles snatching up small dogs is not myth. A few weeks ago, the Yukon Electrical Company Eagle webcam in Whitehorse was shut down for several days while the three eaglets dined on a Chihuahua brought to the nest by the parent bald eagles.
Very sad, every story.