Trail runners save dog from mountain lion attack - Canadian Running Magazine
The runners were on an early-morning jog in Sisar Canyon, Calif. when a mountain lion captured their dog by the neck
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The runners were on an early-morning jog in Sisar Canyon, Calif. when a mountain lion captured their dog by the neck
The dog survived with wounds to its head and neck; the men say they're not sure they would have confronted the lion had they been alone.
Two men say they saved their dog from a mountain lion attack while on a trail run near Ojai earlier this month. Ross Monroe, who'd recently adopted his dog, "Carter," and his 'running buddy' Pete Deneen, were on the Sisar Canyon trail when they heard the dog make a yelp or noise behind them. Monroe said he turned and saw Carter in the jaws of a 'healthy looking' mountain lion. "The mountain lion had picked Carter up by the back of the neck and head and
The dog survived with wounds to its head and neck; the men say they're not sure they would have confronted the lion had they been alone.
The dog survived with wounds to its head and neck; the men say they're not sure they would have confronted the lion had they been alone.