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Dog Fights Mountain Lion That Attacked Owner: ‘I Owe Her My Life’
breitbart.com ^ | 5/21/2022 | Amy Furr

Posted on 05/22/2022 9:56:57 AM PDT by 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.”

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: California
KEYWORDS: belgianmalinois; bigcats; dogs; goodgirl; maligator; malligator; waitwhat
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To: Dr. Sivana

We have a 10 week old mini dachshund puppy; he disappoints us several times a day. ;) Not really; it’s a learning curve. He’ll get there. Very smart, otherwise.


61 posted on 05/22/2022 1:52:29 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: married21

He has his own YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/Iampuma

He lives with his adopted sister, a cheetah, who also has her own YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/Iamcheetah

Here’s the video that still photo is from:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezVtW4ZGHns

You can turn closed captions on on the newer videos to get an English translation. For the ones that you can’t do that to, there’s usually a translation in the description or comments.


62 posted on 05/22/2022 2:05:13 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: 2banana

Second choice - Rhodesian Ridgeback.


63 posted on 05/22/2022 2:18:12 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: Spktyr

Brave beautiful dog-so glad she survived-I have had 2 German Shepherds-both lived to be very old-I still miss them-I only buy a large working/guarding breed puppy to be my canine companion for life...

People who want to kill all the wildlife that can be dangerous have not spoken to a game warden and do not understand things like “balanced ecosystem”-where the predator-to-prey ratio being correct means healthy habitat/animals, good hunting for humans-of deer, etc-the woods are the animals’ home and dining room-we are guests...

I do not understand why there are so many mountain lion attacks in Cali-they are doing something-besides crowding them out of habitat-that is causing problems-I think just about anyone knows that predators like mountain lions and bears are attracted by dogs-especially barking ones-humans either riding a bike or running, etc-they see those as prey to be caught, or as a threat-don’t run, don’t ride a bike and don’t bring the dog on that trail-and carry some bear spray...

There are mountain lions living in the woods less than 2 acres away-we see their tracks when walking/hiking/mowing all the time-they don’t bother anyone-but they will go after a dog that is running around loose-especially in the Spring when the females have kittens they are protecting-most people know this and do not walk their dogs in mountain lion territory this time of year-there are already 2 dogs missing whose owners were letting them run loose down to the riverbank and woods, despite neighbors’ warnings and the large off-leash fine-by now, they have become Mr/Ms mountain lion’s takeout meal.


64 posted on 05/22/2022 3:02:29 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: bgill

Thank you for pointing that out-the woman probably had never considered that there are mountain lions and bears in the area she was hiking-ignorance isn’t always bliss...


65 posted on 05/22/2022 3:09:40 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: Spktyr

Cool. Thanks for the link.


66 posted on 05/22/2022 3:17:47 PM PDT by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: Semper Vigilantis

The author wrote it in pencil.

His wife convinced him to send it to a publisher.

My throat tightens, too.


67 posted on 05/22/2022 3:54:47 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Texan5

“Thank you for pointing that out-the woman probably had never considered that there are mountain lions and bears in the area she was hiking-ignorance isn’t always bliss...”

It’s just people being stupid.

I’m in Yellowstone right now, and dumbazz people trying to walk up to a herd of Bison that has several calves with it.


68 posted on 05/23/2022 6:07:55 AM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (One Nation, Under Fraud Completely Visible, With Spying and Lying Too All.)
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To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..

Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.


69 posted on 05/27/2022 6:34:13 AM PDT by SJackson (nations that are barren of liberties are also barren of groceries, Louis Fisher)
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To: rktman

That is no Malinois.

70 posted on 05/28/2022 3:07:33 PM PDT by Daffynition (*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
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To: Daffynition

Nope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGYE77y4qY4


71 posted on 05/29/2022 5:41:21 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: rktman

*Crew cuts* rule. Great country song.


72 posted on 05/29/2022 9:52:40 AM PDT by Daffynition (*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
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