It's not the bears that I'm so worried about, I have seen them about 150 yds from home. It's one of their favorite stops at night in the fall, and am told they are
very numerous in the summer as well. But it's the lions that have me concerned. I know it sounds so terrible to even think about giving up my dogs, and I really would try everything possible before it came to that. I love my dogs very much. We have had wind gusts today of 30mph, which isn't too bad. I hope people stay smart with fire when travelling, using ATV's off road, etc. Off road vehicles can spark a grass fire really quick, been there, seen it, don't have the T-shirt though....