All of us laughed WITH you as you tell the story that could have turned out worse.
I think about those attackes, and I am ready for it as I let my two dogs out around 1-3 am when i get home from work and hear coyotes howling and occasionally hear an attack on a small dog!
Its horrible to listen to, but, it echos in the subdivision and I can't tell exactly where it is coming from, and its over by the time I get there.
You have a great sense of humour about this and that's why I think YOU WON!
Be careful, someone may create a personal chip about this, like the "Peacocks cant fly"!