Heroic Labrador Retriever Fights Mountain Lion To Save Two Children And Protect The Family
KSLTV News reports that on July 19, a Labrador dog in Cedar Hills, Utah, fought off a mountain lion to protect its family. Despite suffering severe injuries, the dog lived to see another day. As Crystal Michaelis and her kids were outside playing in the backyard, Ella, a 7-year-old yellow Lab, saw the mountain lion. Michaelis didn't see the mountain lion, but she did notice Ella acting strangely and glancing back and forth between the kids and the area where the mountain lion was hiding. She continued turning her head in the direction of the children before quickly turning her gaze away, according to Michaelis. "My daughter was concerned since she was merely being cautious." Michaelis eventually brought her children inside. As they made their way back to the patio entrance, Ella had serious wounds to her head, face, legs, tongue, and neck. When we opened the rear door, Ella was completely covered in blood. Michaelis remarked, "There was blood all over the door and t