What do you think is "stalking" you?

Where Paul's walking Muttley, about all that's possible in terms of
carnivores would be red fox. Other than that, we have raccoon, opossum,
skunks, and deer. None of which, including the foxes, are any danger to dogs
unless they're rabid and/or the dog attacks them. OTOH, rabid 'coon are a
serious concern around here.

LOTS of deer... the area's grossly overpopulated, to the point that a local
college created a stink by hiring a professional company to bow-hunt on the
campus during holiday break. That particular campus - Goucher College - had
approximately 200 deer in an area which wildlife biologists say should have
no more than 30.