In a message dated 1/24/2006 9:44:28 PM Central Standard Time, jeanniemccann@xxxxxxxxx writes: One of my customers,who lives in the country,had a coyote start to run off with her Shih Tzu in it's mouth!! She screamed and began running after it...the coyote ended up dropping the 12 lb. dog and running off. The dog required stitches,but lived. We have coyotes here in the suburbs of Chicago....I see them all the time. And there are always stories in our local paper about one snatching a yorkie or other small breeds right before the owners eyes. Lets just say our rabbit population is almost non existence anymore. We also have red foxes, but its the coyotes that are causing havoc with the pet population. In the article in the paper, it did say that they are known to kill large dogs also, and clear 5 and 6 ft. fences with no problem. Right after the coyotes moved in my neighbors cat Sylvester disappeared. Patty Szymczak ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================