There’s nothing quite like being yelled at for something you didn’t even do.

So, what would you do if a stranger angrily demanded you leash a dog that wasn’t even yours?

Would you ignore him and move on? Or would you try to explain the situation?

In the following story, a woman gets mistaken for a dog owner during her evening walk, but things take an unexpected twist. Here’s how it all went down.

Man Angrily Insists I Put A Leash On A Dog That’s Not My Dog

A couple of nights ago, I was doing my usual evening walk about the Caltech campus with my earbuds in, listening to an Audible book.

A man stopped right in front of me and yelled, “Take your earbuds out!” I took one out.

In an aggressive, angry tone, he said, “You can’t have your dog off leash here. Put a leash on your dog!”

I said very calmly, “I don’t have a dog.”

Already knowing what he meant, she set the record straight.

The man gave this guffaw of disbelief and gestured at something behind me.

He said, “Do you have a leash with you? I don’t see a leash. You can’t walk a dog here off-leash.”

By this time, I had a good idea of what was going on.

I walk at Caltech all the time, and I see certain animals pretty often.

I turned to look, and yes, it was just what I thought.

Once he learned the truth, he got out of there quickly.

I said, “That’s not a dog. That’s a coyote. It’s a wild animal.”

For a long second, the man stared at me. Then he stared at the coyote.

Then he made a kind of “Huh” noise. He turned around and started half-walking, half-running away.

From both me and the coyote.

I almost called after him, “Never run from a wild predator.”

But I didn’t.

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Wow! It’s pretty easy to tell the difference between a coyote and a dog.

Let’s see how the folks over at Reddit weighed in on this situation.

This person had a similar thing happen to them.

Not exactly the same, but the concept is there.

This person nailed it!

That’s such a shame.

At least he won’t do that again!

If you liked that story, read this one about grandparents who set up a college fund for their grandkid because his parents won’t, but then his parents want to use the money to cover sibling’s medical expenses.