Hi Becky; We have a few Mountain Lions in our area because deer hunting is now so controlled and we have TONS of deer....some huge bucks ( and even they can be dangerous at times ) A Mountain Lion will take out a dog, and one young mother lion with two cubs killed a jogger that was running out on a trail here a few years ago. Not a huge lion either.....about 80 lbs. One was seen in a small Community by us dragging the owners Rottweiler off the deck and into the trees.....but it is not "typical" for them to do that. They can go over almost anything. They just don't always 'read the book' on what they as Mountain Lions do or don't do......<G> Varmints are always an issue here..... and we are within 3 miles of Interstate 80 and 3 miles from our small town and 13 miles from two big towns.......45 miles from Sacramento and a few cities in between. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Becky To: showlist Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 7:51 AMSubject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Reverse 911 I guess it's a good thing that I finally put in a land line to the house. I received a reverse 911 call a few minutes ago instructing me to bring my animals in and stay indoors because there is a LOOSE LION in the area. Um... OMG?! The horses are snug in their stalls (could a lion jump over the walls?) and the dogs are indoors with me. I just listened to the Thomas Jefferson hour on NPR yesterday regarding Second Amendment issues, and it was mentioned that keeping firearms to rid yourself of varmints was really no longer a concern. I vehemently disagree right at this moment! GSD related - dogs are happy that I'm home late this morning, and I'm sure they think they could take on a lion. Becky McElroy Calhan, CO ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================