Pet Dog Fights Cougar to Save Boy
January 5th, 2010
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Hero dog saves boy, 11, from cougar attack
A golden retriever named ‘Angel’ took on a pouncing cougar in British Columbia. A RCMP constable shot the cougar. Luckily, their office was nearby and he was able to respond very quickly.
“The dog and the cougar were all kind of tangled up as one unit,” he said. But he was able to see the big cat’s hindquarters and fired one shot, hoping to sever the animal’s spine.
When the cougar kept up its attack on Angel, Gravelle moved around to get in front of the cougar, which was less than 6 feet away.
“It was really dark out, and I was just trying to line up my shot as best I could. I could just see about two or three inches of the cougar’s head sticking out from behind Angel, and luckily I was able to get a good shot off,” Gravelle said.
Somehow, the dog managed to survive. She needed surgery, but it sounds like she’s going to be okay.
January 5th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Last year in southern California a dog saved his owners from a Mountain Lion attack. The cougar was charging the couple and the dog met it in the middle, and even though the dog was injured badly, the cougar I guess thought better of things and took off. The dog needed surgery to survive. It really brings tears to the eyes to think about what great friends dogs are.
Good on the Mountie for a couple of good shots and getting in harms way.
January 5th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
It really brings tears to the eyes to think about what great friends dogs are.
Yeah, me neither.
January 6th, 2010 at 2:49 am
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January 6th, 2010 at 2:58 am
Good post, and what a good dog!
January 6th, 2010 at 5:59 am
This is my favourite bit:
Sounds like a dog alright. Can’t lead a fractured skull get in the way of a good romp!
January 7th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Recently, a hunter in Iowa bagged a cougar, a species for which the state wildlife department routinely dismisses sitings as mistaken ID. Of course, all of the tree huggers are up in arms about the mean ol’ hunter hurting the poor little kitty. I wonder how upset they would have been if the cougar had attacked someone.
While on the topic of a family dog stopping a cougar attack, I still love the GE commercial where Lassie displays her martial arts skills.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_w9WQfvNkQ
January 7th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
This is why people have loved dogs for the past 20,000 years or so. How many people would risk their lives to save an 11 year old boy so thoughtlessly?