BOSTON -- A Weymouth neighborhood is on edge after a family dog in one neighborhood barely survived a coyote attack.

The coyote snatched "Rusty" right off his leash while he was tied to a mailbox.

The shih tzu's owner said she saw the coyote running down the street with the dog in its mouth.

"I opened the front door and saw the dog was gone. I looked up and saw a coyote with my dog in its mouth. I started yelling, and two houses down, saw the dog with blood in middle of street. I must have scared him away," said Elyse Quinlan.

Rusty survived and was treated for deep teeth wounds to the stomach, back and neck.

The coyote's first victim on the block wasn't so lucky. Residents think a pet cat was killed by the animal.

"The neighbors cat, too. They were telling me they found his fur in the other yard," Quinlan said.

Weymouth police said unless a coyote is reported as sick, there's nothing they can do.

The public was advised to stay alert and be careful.