Posted on 06/13/2009 5:34:30 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
HEMET, Calif. (CBS) ―
Size really doesn't matter, as a trio of Chihuahuas proved by cornering a full-grown, adult mountain lion in their owner's garage.
Ana Lee Spray of Sage, near Hemet, heard her three Chihuahuas barking in her garage and went to check out commotion. Spray was surprised to see the massive, angry cat hissing at her and her dogs and immediately took her pets inside.
Spray called 911 and officers from the Department of Fish and Game tranquilized the mountain lion. The big cat had to be tranquilized again after running from the garage.
How cute!
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/mastiff.htm
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/bullmastiff.htm
English Mastiffs are much larger than Bull Mastiffs. IIRC, English Mastiffs take about 4 years to reach full growth, so the one you saw may well have been young.
The mountain lion, as a solitary hunter, can't afford to get injured, so it will usually run if it thinks it could get harmed. It likely ran into the garage and found itself trapped and the little dogs prevented it from getting out without injury.
If the chihuahuas had headed in to attack him, he likely would have killed them all and made his escape, but as they hung out in the access point, he couldn't chance it.
Thank you for the links, quite interesting...I can say without a doubt that the English Mastiff at the vets was a puppy. A BIG PUPPY...
I wish I could have seen it. 100+ pounds of puppeh happy!
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