My son took in a rescue chihauhua and he loves to be out on the farm and off a leash. When he goes outside to do his duties, I send my black lab Bo out with him. Poor little Marley might look to be a tasty lunch for some big varmit such as a coyote. For awhile we had a darn bald eagle flying over from one hog farm down to another. I always would take a walking stick and try to stay close to the Marley. I don't know if I could have stopped a bald eagle from swooping down to snatch Marley. Bo got sprayed by a skunk one Saturday afternoon in the fall. Thank heavens it was still warm and I had a bottle of Skunk Off. I shampooed him and when I took him with me to town later, he didn't smell. Skunk Off is a wonderful product. I buy it at the vet clinic. We don't have any bears or bad snakes.