Dog Fights Mountain Lion That Attacked Owner: ‘I Owe Her My Life’

breitbart.com ^ | 5/21/2022 | Amy Furr

[rktman]

A loyal dog was ready to lay down her own life to rescue her best friend during a recent mountain lion attack in Northern California.

A few minutes after twenty-four-year-old Erin Wilson parked her truck and began walking down a trail to the Trinity River, the unthinkable happened, NPR reported Saturday.

“I’m just walking down the slope and the dog had run ahead of me. And I turn around and there’s this cat just growling at me and it reaches up and it swipes at me,” she recalled of the harrowing incident. “At first, I was just like, Wait, what? And I think I screamed and I shouted for Eva and she came running.”

Eva is the young woman’s Belgian Malinois, a breed the American Kennel Club (AKC) said “forges an unbreakable bond with his human partner.” They are also “highly sought after as police and military K-9s.”

[rktman]

Thank goodness Erin had her dog with her and not an evil gun. But, caulifourkneeuh.

[gibsonguy]

“At first, I was just like, Wait, what? “

Ca snowflake yep.

[Jim W N]

A Belgian Malinois.

[Spktyr]

My sympathies are entirely with the large cat. :P

[blueunicorn6]

Those Malinois are quite a dog.

[TakebackGOP]

Kill all the mountain lions.

[2banana]

Well, if you are going to have a dog take on a mountain lion...good choice.

Belgian Malinois

[Joe 6-pack]

Known affectionately in the MP community as “Malligators.”

[Joe 6-pack]

Known affectionately in the MP community as “Malligators.”

[SamAdams76]

Dogs are like people in many ways.

My dog and I both like meat for example. And we walk a lot.

[Spktyr]

Why? Are they not providing a valuable public service by eating useless Californians? :P

[Gary from Dayton]

Good thing her dog wasn’t a Chihuahua

[gov_bean_ counter]

Replace:

Wait, what?

With

Oh, shit

[gov_bean_ counter]

Appetizer before the main dish…

[sasquatch]

https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/johnhiatt/mydogandme.html

see chorus 1.

[wardaddy]

Malinois are good breed

A bit saucy but very bright and eager to please

I generally prefer males for security and females for sporting and general company although I’ve owned more males

Male and female dogs are distinct like humans are sex wise in behavior

Good girl

[Empire_of_Liberty]

I have to take back an earlier post I made. There IS something good that has come out of Belgium.

[rktman]

Clawed van damn?

[DesertRhino]

Hiking a mountain trail alone, with no pistol. Millenial chick mentality. Her loyal dog had to pay the price.

[blueunicorn6]

This story reminds me of one of my favorite books, Where The Red Fern Grows.

Great book.