Everyone is right, Beth (Love Joan's list so I could get your name right!). Mine are both "hunters" in their own backyard. I am fortunate enough to have a fence, but I pity the animal that tries to come in here. Honey will catch it! Thank goodness they are used to cats and probably wouldn't hurt one, but then again, they have never been exposed to a kitten before.

I think your biggest concern should be that when this happens, it is happening in your yard, not someone else's yard. That's when the trouble could start. The key is to make sure that Dakota is staying in his own yard. I worry about it with my cats constantly as you don't pen them in when you allow them to go outdoors, and they are both great hunters. My parent's have a wonderful golden/lab mix, Scout. In her younger days, she was a great escape artist. Got out one day and went a block over, into someone's yard, and killed their pet rabbit that was in a chicken wire enclosure in their back yard. And I mean, KILLED! That's when it gets unacceptable. Scout's time in the yard unwatched stopped immediately, but my mother has never gotten over the look on the face of the little boy who owned the rabbit. You don't want that kind of guilt hanging over your head.

Good luck with the savings account! You will have so much more peace of mind when you can build that fence! I'll keep my fingers crossed that you have no more incidents in the meantime.

Logan