lioness, I mean, the fact that what if that’s what happened to him, and the mountain lion ate him, the fact that I’d never forgive myself, and what’s worse is the kids would never forgive me either, the fact that there was no sign of a struggle though, or blood or anything, the fact that there were no lion footprints in the mud, the fact that the poor little guy really liked being outside and I hated to force him to come in, the fact that he was a farm dog and just never liked it inside the house,