On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 09:35:14 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

When we first moved into a house on a wooded lot after leaving the Navy, we
were routinely visited by a large, wild creature who's visits were both
annoying and a bit scary at times.

After a while though, my mother-in-law came to realize that her daughter was
fine, happy and the visits became fewer.

After you stopped feeding her ?