Southbury family and dog attacked by bobcat News 12 Staff Updated on:Jan 08, 2021, 7:00pm EST A Southbury man, his wife and their dog are all recovering after being attacked by a rabid bobcat. It's not uncommon to see plenty of wildlife in the Purchase section of Southbury. "Bears, coyotes, basically all the animals here in Connecticut wandering through at some point or another," said Malcolm Jones. "They avoid us and we avoid them — basically is what we always do." That changed Monday evening. Jones' dog was out in their fenced yard when she was mauled by a bobcat. "My wife and I were checking out the dog's injuries in the garage, then the bobcat charged into the garage and leapt right onto my wife's head -- like wrapped herself right around the head," said Jones.