I was about to let Bonnie out for potties and exploring when I noted my across the fence neighbors with their flashlight last night. Earlier, we had heard bird cries and had thought that another neighbor's bird had got out but NO. It was a raccoon. A big one. He was sitting on the neighbor's roof and had a bird captured. Yikes. Don't want to tangle with that critter. We supervised all outings last night. No coon this morning.
Yikes ! Scary !
Yes do be careful a coon will kill a dog especially if in water the coon will drown a dog.