Chihuahua power
How about those chihuahuas?
Here's a tale out of Riverside County where three chihuahuas apparently held a cougar at bay.
There's a homemade video on KTLA's web site..
It all started when 23-year-old Ana Lee Spray in Sage, Calif., went out to the garage to see why her dogs were barking so much Saturday morning. There, she encountered a full-grown mountain lion.
The chihuahuas, which weigh about 3 pounds each, had cornered the mountain lion. The big cat appeared to be angry and began hissing at her and foaming at the mouth. Spray called 911 and then grabbed her video camera.
The pint-sized puppies refused to back off and kept barking for about 45 minutes until two Riverside County Sheriff's deputies arrived.
They were followed by the Department of Fish and Game officers who shot the mountain lion three times with a tranquilizer gun. The mountain lion took off, but was shot and killed when it lunged at an officer.
We posted last month about another a chihuahua in Oregon who chased a cougar off and saved her companion, a border terrier. I'll have to adjust my image of the tiny breed. (My colleague who owns 2 chihuahuas tells me their bark is basically all they've got for defense, so they learn to use it well.)
****Updated story This one has the pups' photo & names (Abby, far left, Gita, front right, and Lena). They look like they're back on patrol:
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
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Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
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