Just to clarify, the dogs were not killed, the neighbor says he fired a shot in the air and spooked away the wolves.
I know there are more wolves in this unit than the two adults with pups at smackout, there was a group of two adults and a group of 4 or 5 adults leaving tracks this winter, this could be the other pack. I recieved a call from Region 1 and they tried to suggest to me it was coyotes, they were unable to explain why the neighbor said all 5 were as large or larger than his german shepherds, nor could they explain why 5 adult coyotes would be running together this time of year. There is also the fact that one of the wolves was quite white. Frankly, the neighbor seemed perfectly sure of what he saw attacking his dogs right next to his house.