Well,I live in Kansas(the "very" Midwest! :-) and we have a pack of coyotes that live in the woods right behind our house....I hear them howling many nights,and have seen them on occasion. The only time I got really worried was one VERY cold winter,when it sounded like they were right on the fringe of our backyard! The rest of the time I enjoy hearing them,and knowing they are there. I am sick of "urban sprawl" and I enjoy our little patch of "country". Jean ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================