are there coyotes in the north west side of georgia?

we have two teacup yorkshire terriers and they are very leary ( scared barking) of the back of our house at night which is nothing but trees and woods. so i ask the neighbors if there is wild dogs out here they said no but there is a coyote out here i just don't believe that those animals are in a big subdivisions like this. But i wanted to know if there is any one else who knows or believes that there are coyotes here in the atlanta area.

I live in north west atlanta in a pretty large subdivision and there are rumors of coyotes around our neighborhood. Although I haven't personally seen one, some of my neighbors say that they have. I would say that your dogs should be okay, just be sure to keep them on a leash. Even if you have a fenced in backyard I would still proceed with caution because coyotes can jump fences.