When my dog festus was a puppy a neighbor hood dog got loose and began to pick on him, our tomcat came to his rescue before I could get there. That cat chased off a doberman.
I love it! I can see it! Wearing gangsta colors, too, wasn't he?
I guess that neighbor will keep his "hood dog" home now!
Oh yeah, I know.
I saw this huge mama cat do the strangest thing once. She went after a dog much bigger than her, cornered it, then went up on her rear paws and walked upright with her upper extremities above her head. She then started to use her paws like a slasher movie on this dog.
I stopped her, but the strange thing is this is the most loving cat with people, kids and the little dog.
Kids have accidentally abused the cat and accidentally hurt it a little and the claws never came out.
The cat was an adult when it showed up one day with a menu of what it preferred to be fed. She is an independent kitty and refuses to come in unless it drops to under 42 out at night.