I want to apologize for being too abrupt in my comments. I think back
to when I lost Ike ten years ago. I got him when he was nine and he was
used to going out. I could not keep him happily inside but I knew the
risk - lots of predators in the area. When he didn't come home one day
I wanted to look for him but my house is surrounded by dense woods on
three sides. I knew Ike liked to explore these woods and I have seen
him as far as a half mile from the house. There was no way to search
for him. Needless to say, Amber and Tiger don't go out. Ike was 14,
and suffered from Asthma so he could have gone off to die - but I'll
never know.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')