A Boston man says he beat back four snarling coyotes at a Hyde Park golf course using a tree branch to rescue Butters, his pet corgi, a report said Tuesday.

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The 18-month-old dog, which suffered more than two dozen punctures in the Sunday night attack, was released Monday after undergoing surgery and was expected to recover fully.

Owner John Green said heard growling and snarling while he and Butters took a walk and he ran to the rescue.

"I held up my arms and ran at them yelling," Green told the Boston Herald. "I wasn't going to let anything happen to him."

Green told the newspaper three coyotes backed off when he got there, and Green smacked a fourth coyote with a tree branch to end the attack on his pet.

A state wildlife spokeswoman said a small dog at night could have looked like "moving prey" to the coyotes, which usually feed on smaller creatures.