----- Original Message ----- From: <RegalShelt1@xxxxxxx> > ...he figured if he yelled and screamed at it shaking his thermos it would take off,,well guess what,,you got it, it didn't... that darn thing howled at him...Well my husband decided to take a few steps backwards to the door and fumbling for his keys as he locked the door when he left and it took 2 steps towards him cutting across the front lawn at him,,> The bad thing about this whole story is that you are assuming this critter didn't run because you had a bitch in season... Wild animals that do not exhibit normal behaviour could have rabies...and animals with rabies do not always foam at the mouth(the typical "hollywood" rabid animal look)...I had a friend who had a coyote in her drive that her husband shot that was tested positive for rabies... Just something to think about the next time one steps toward, rather than away, from you... Donna Jourdan/WINDSWEPT Chinese Shar-Pei & German Shepherd Dogs sheppei@xxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================