Woman recalls daytime sighting and numerous other experiences near the Des Moines and Mississippi Rivers witnessed in Lee County, Iowa

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I am 44 yrs old. My husband and I were driving home after a Thanksgiving visit with my family at my mother's farm in SE Iowa near the Missouri border. After leaving the driveway, I noticed something black on all fours to the right of the road along the treeline in the long grassy field. My first reaction was that it was a dog, but I noticed that it had no tail or disernable ears, so my next thought was, is it a bear? It was moving the same direction we were, so as it was moving I was watching it. It wasn't moving very fast, just like a slow lope or trot. I was very confused, because it didn't look like a bear or a dog....so my mind was desperately trying to identify it. It finally turned it's head toward me and I noticed that the hair around the face sort of framed it...although I still could not see a snout like a dog. I immediately thought of a pomeranian type dog that might have hair around it's face and a face that might be flatter than a normal dog. I said outloud...what is th...