We only have cats around and they leave us alone. I'll see some tracks in the fall as we wean or gather to drive across the desert to winter. They have enough deer to munch that they have, so far, ignored the bovines. But we carry a 30-30 every fall just in case. As for my handle..... it's our brand. My folks had a brand they used and had some history and so did my wfie's folks, so we started our own, the leaning H. But we have kept the other two brands registered in our names also to continue the tradition. But you are right as leanin' matches this country. Ya can tell a Canadian cowhorse by his woolly exterior. A Nebraska pony comes with really neat goggles for seein' cows in sand storms. And our cayuse's have a heck of a time standing up on level ground.