Boy calls dog who fought off cougar his 'guardian'

[thundley4]

A boy from Boston Bar, B.C., whose golden retriever saved him from a charging cougar says he wouldn't be alive if his dog hadn't stepped in.

Austin Forman, 11, was gathering firewood in his backyard at about 5 p.m. PT Saturday when his dog, Angel, started acting strangely.

Angel started following him to and from the woodshed, Austin said, almost as though she was checking to make sure he was OK.

Suddenly, Angel ran toward Austin and jumped over a lawn mower — right into the path of a charging cougar.

"I knew at that moment that I would have to go get help, otherwise [Angel] wouldn't have any hope," Austin said.

As Angel fought the cougar, Austin ran inside, where his mother called 911.

When the RCMP arrived on scene minutes later, they found the cougar under the back porch of the house, chewing on Angel's neck.

An officer shot the cougar, killing it instantly.

CBC

[Eupher]

Great story. 

Who said goldens aren't protective? The breed has the reputation of being a great family dog, laid-back, great with people, and extremely patient, especially with kids. But this is a dog that did what all dogs can do if they or their pack is threatened.

[crockspot]

The dog is lucky the RCMP were so quick to respond. He would have been luckier to be an American dog. The boy or his mama could have dispatched the cougar a lot quicker, and they would have had a nice rug for in front of the fireplace.

[NHSparky]

Oh, a **REAL** cougar?  And here I thought the boy was attacked by this: