UPDATE
Woke up today to the scream of a cougar. Started counting dogs and guess who was missing?
So the shotguns and flashlights came out. Spotted clod up on the hillside, nose to the ground workin out a trail, lol.
Then we caught another movement, long low an movin fast. Caught a gleam of eyes and that it.
cat tracks everywhere. We got clod an went back inside. Now were waitin for daylight!