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266. Yes, the dog had circled around the car and was coming back to attack again,

Reply to cui bono (Reply #219)

Fri May 16, 2014, 01:08 AM

May 2014

Mom and cat headed off the second attack and in the process, the mother was also bitten.

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Cat attacks a dog biting a young boy: [View all] Are_grits_groceries May 2014 OP

Good kitty! TDale313 May 2014 #1

Wow... You have my respect, cat. targetpractice May 2014 #2

Take that, dog! stage left May 2014 #3

That cat deserves a Silver Star! seveneyes May 2014 #4

Funny, cause I thought the same thing about the dog's humans. notadmblnd May 2014 #84

And that would include the cat owners LordGlenconner May 2014 #144

I agree notadmblnd May 2014 #149

People have a reduced life expectancy Aerows May 2014 #185

good post eom yawnmaster May 2014 #255

That's fine LordGlenconner May 2014 #284

People have a significantly reduced life expectancy when they do things they enjoy too. cui bono May 2014 #218

Of course LordGlenconner May 2014 #285

Where did I say pets should not be spayed/neutered and should breed uncontrollably? cui bono May 2014 #292

this boy, thanks to his parents letting their cat out, just got a big boost to his life expectancy. Bill USA May 2014 #293

Thanks for posting this. NCTraveler May 2014 #5

A big dog approached my porch Aerows May 2014 #6

Our cat once did the same thing pokerfan May 2014 #71

LOL, that's exactly how mine reacted Aerows May 2014 #82

Homer the Blind Wonder Cat did that to a home intruder arcane1 May 2014 #177

I'm torn by this because Aerows May 2014 #179

Good news: it was never in danger, it just freaked out the cat from up on the rail. He still visits. arcane1 May 2014 #183

That's awesome! Aerows May 2014 #184

It's been an oddly pleasant way to stay tuned to nature. arcane1 May 2014 #189

I had an Owl that hung around Aerows May 2014 #190

Dammit, I would still be telliing that to strangers on the street I experienced that. arcane1 May 2014 #193

This was a Great Horned Owl Aerows May 2014 #194

Cool!! arcane1 May 2014 #195

I love birds Aerows May 2014 #196

I have grown to love them more and more, even the Rock Doves :) arcane1 May 2014 #204

I've learned their calls and can mimic some of them Aerows May 2014 #205

I love the way birds know each others bird species 'calls' and use them all the time. Sunlei May 2014 #237

Mockingbirds are rather the most unfriendly birds on the planet Aerows May 2014 #243

SF used to have a huge flock of parrots shanti May 2014 #241

They're still here too! I have at least one pair fly past my apartment every evening :) arcane1 May 2014 #248

Now, isn't that a cool pic! shanti May 2014 #253

They are CONSTANTLY chattering at each other! I think of them as old arguing couples :) arcane1 May 2014 #262

Stupid dog. . .why wasn't it on a leash? DinahMoeHum May 2014 #7

It wasn't on a leash because the whole thing was a blatant setup. Daemonaquila May 2014 #67

Bull shit. IronGate May 2014 #72

I have to agree with you Aerows May 2014 #85

A mama kitty I adopted tried to attack a vacuum cleaner. spooky3 May 2014 #114

When cats get protective, they mean business Aerows May 2014 #129

It would have been great to see. spooky3 May 2014 #136

+1,000 malaise May 2014 #99

oh look, we have a "truther" here.. frylock May 2014 #96

+1 Faygo Kid May 2014 #143

LOL! OwnedByCats May 2014 #264

security camera footage Roy Rolling May 2014 #106

It was not a setup passiveporcupine May 2014 #112

That dog is going to die, so I don't think it was a "setup." The dog is scheduled to be euthanized. catbyte May 2014 #118

And that, besides the poor little boy getting harmed Aerows May 2014 #132

Absolutely. catbyte May 2014 #161

One thing bothers me Warpy May 2014 #251

Where in this video do you see her OwnedByCats May 2014 #265

At the very end she left the kid and started to run away from the street, presumably Warpy May 2014 #276

Yeah but she didn't go to her house OwnedByCats May 2014 #279

That dog was long gone, probably still shrieking Warpy May 2014 #286

That dog was not long gone. LisaL May 2014 #290

Listening to her tell it OwnedByCats May 2014 #291

I noticed that Rosa Luxemburg May 2014 #297

The legal authorities involved say you are wrong. Ikonoklast May 2014 #135

"The dog also bit the woman." cui bono May 2014 #219

Yes, the dog had circled around the car and was coming back to attack again, IronGate May 2014 #266

She said the dog was coming back and she went to chase it away pnwmom May 2014 #272

did you even watch all of this video??!! Duppers May 2014 #137

Wrong LordGlenconner May 2014 #148

No one made the dog attack the child. The fact that they had more than one camera pnwmom May 2014 #162

This is officially the most insane thing Ive ever read on DU. bunnies May 2014 #167

Watch the interview with the father... proReality May 2014 #181

no it was not 'friendly'It noticed the kid/bike from under the car and went to the kid to bite him. Sunlei May 2014 #236

Wow. My first reaction to the headline was "ho hum more hype lets see this alleged defense" Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #8

The cat moved so fast on the attack I was in awe. LLD May 2014 #150

That dog needs to be taken away from its owner... joeybee12 May 2014 #9

+1. nt tblue37 May 2014 #16

According to the article it already was taken away. And will be euthanized. n/t whopis01 May 2014 #198

That sucks...the dog has to pay for the shitty owner...nt joeybee12 May 2014 #222

Yes get the red out May 2014 #226

I read somewhere that OwnedByCats May 2014 #267

The boy's mother doesn't blame the owner. She says the dog managed to slip out pnwmom May 2014 #273

Well, seems to me that dog was not socialized properly or it would not joeybee12 May 2014 #294

For all we know, the dog was adopted from the pound -- so its behavior might not be the fault pnwmom May 2014 #295

I didn't see anything about it not being trained that way... joeybee12 May 2014 #296

#267 doesn't prove anything. n/t pnwmom May 2014 #298

Awesome. savalez May 2014 #10

that's what I was thinking itsrobert May 2014 #88

Mom was right there in a flash too. lpbk2713 May 2014 #11

I was surprised she did not pick up the child and Ilsa May 2014 #223

Give the cat a medal. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #12

Great cat, poor kid. Glad to see the rescue. The way the dog shook the kid was killing behavior. n/t freshwest May 2014 #13

That dog would have been a DEAD dog Le Taz Hot May 2014 #14

+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #24

when i was little, i got bit by my friends dog. his teeth didn't pierce my jeans but i had the dionysus May 2014 #33

+1 harun May 2014 #231

How would you have killed the dog? Chase it down? Poison it later? nt Logical May 2014 #258

Superkitteh! Blue Owl May 2014 #15

Good kitty! The Velveteen Ocelot May 2014 #17

I had an attack cat like that packman May 2014 #18

same here Roy Rolling May 2014 #109

Mine brought a dying possum HOME a couple of days ago. Aerows May 2014 #128

Kitteh Fire and Rescue shenmue May 2014 #19

More like Kitteh Seal Team 6. Ikonoklast May 2014 #138

What a nice kitty! ellie May 2014 #20

CNN has this story on right now. MoonRiver May 2014 #21

I swear...I"ve seen some stuff in my time... Fix The Stupid May 2014 #22

As a dog lover but this time I'm rooting for that cat! TRoN33 May 2014 #23

I don't think I've ever seen a stray dog get that aggressive, that quickly. Ash_F May 2014 #25

not even a stray.. neighbor's dog... dionysus May 2014 #28

I was chased and bitten once, by a full-grown puppy. Voice for Peace May 2014 #37

The way it shook the kid around didn't look like play Ash_F May 2014 #42

Yep. That was pure prey drive. DirkGently May 2014 #65

could have been the toy he was riding that provoked it. roguevalley May 2014 #79

I thought that too Tsiyu May 2014 #124

It truly is uncommon behavior Aerows May 2014 #90

The cat also behaved in an really uncommon way. Ash_F May 2014 #160

Mine does Aerows May 2014 #188

I did but the more feral/outdoor, the more often I would think that they would posture Ash_F May 2014 #201

Female cats are very different Aerows May 2014 #202

I wonder how many times that kid has thrown something or hit that dog? jtuck004 May 2014 #171

Maybe it never saw a small human child before? Ash_F May 2014 #174

"that old"? The Chow-mix was only 9 months old, and he was supposed to be in his fenced back yard. pnwmom May 2014 #271

"a fenced yard" - The first and a necessary ingredient in barrier or fence aggression. jtuck004 May 2014 #275

Looked like straight-up prey drive to me. DirkGently May 2014 #287

But usually they are socialized to people. Aggression toward animals and people are two very jtuck004 May 2014 #288

Dogs don't always recognize children as people. DirkGently May 2014 #289

That cat is an American Feline Hero! :) Helen Borg May 2014 #26

Dog attack was unprovoked. Sorry, but it needs to be put down before it kills. Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #27

And whoever left the dog unleashed mindwalker_i May 2014 #29

+1 Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #41

+1 SunSeeker May 2014 #117

Amen to that! n/t Aerows May 2014 #131

Cats rule! Arugula Latte May 2014 #30

That kitty deserves some treats! Omaha Steve May 2014 #31

It's too bad there wasn't a police officer around JJChambers May 2014 #32

The way things are going lately with trigger happy law enforcement ... lpbk2713 May 2014 #36

Back off or the dog gets it Major Nikon May 2014 #34

wow! Voice for Peace May 2014 #35

No, the dog had its hackles up and was Tsiyu May 2014 #125

In case anyone else wondered why the mother left the boy at the end, pnwmom May 2014 #38

Thanks for clearing that part up, pnwmom. I wondered why she didn't pick him up and run Hekate May 2014 #246

Makes sense. Mothers of many species draw off an attacker Eleanors38 May 2014 #254

And did you notice how the cat stuck by the boy while she went after the dog? pnwmom May 2014 #257

Everything went according to plan. I'm betting the Eleanors38 May 2014 #261

I saw someone on Facebook OwnedByCats May 2014 #268

Even a prey animal like a doe deer feeds separately from its fawn... Eleanors38 May 2014 #283

This message was self-deleted by its author OwnedByCats May 2014 #268

three different camera angles? central scrutinizer May 2014 #39

Security cameras. Ash_F May 2014 #46

Staged? Right ... the bites are make-up, the kid is a stunt double, Auggie May 2014 #47

They're not even real animals -- They're animatronics! Arugula Latte May 2014 #52

Animatronics are old hat. johnp3907 May 2014 #75

Or maybe the "dog" is actually a cat wearing a dog suit. Jim Lane May 2014 #176

A shameless ploy for tuna, obviously. arcane1 May 2014 #178

No certainly not central scrutinizer May 2014 #53

someone took the whole film and put the pertinent parts together roguevalley May 2014 #80

Three different security cameras with editing to show the dog's actions. ronnie624 May 2014 #64

I have a fairly inexpensive security camera setup SalviaBlue May 2014 #94

I was going to say Costco, as we are considering one. WCLinolVir May 2014 #107

Probably a false flag. ForgoTheConsequence May 2014 #130

I heard a group of Israeli dog owners Codeine May 2014 #168

Cool Cat Go Vols May 2014 #40

Good Kitty! Blue Diadem May 2014 #43

They are probably holding that dog to check for rabies kmlisle May 2014 #73

While I am happy that AnneD May 2014 #44

Motion activated. lpbk2713 May 2014 #48

Looks like security cameras capturing different views. Maybe they were spliced together. Arugula Latte May 2014 #49

It looks like two security cameras videos spliced together Yavin4 May 2014 #50

It was certainly edited Ash_F May 2014 #51

That was my thinking..... AnneD May 2014 #59

The dog was in the wrong yard and unprovoked Bonx May 2014 #54

The video was released by a TV station Mosby May 2014 #55

It wasn't the dog's territory. LisaL May 2014 #214

I have since found out that the tapes are real... AnneD May 2014 #239

Did anyone know the history of the dog? FiveGoodMen May 2014 #242

The dog is 8 months old. Jenoch May 2014 #244

That's my new FAVORITE cat video... TeeYiYi May 2014 #45

A nice big can of tuna for the kitty. 3catwoman3 May 2014 #56

Way to go kitty cat matt819 May 2014 #57

I do not believe that dogs that attack people, especially little kids, unprovoked Jenoch May 2014 #58

I was out walking my dog this spring and she decide to venture into the wrong yard and kmlisle May 2014 #74

I have seen something like this, only not nearly so dramatic. MADem May 2014 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author Jenoch May 2014 #89

But that doesn't solve the REAL issue in this situation. hamsterjill May 2014 #98

Apparently the owner did not put up a challenge when the authorities came for it. Jenoch May 2014 #103

Of course the owner did not put up a challenge. hamsterjill May 2014 #108

Sympathy for the devil... Eleanors38 May 2014 #256

Absolutely. hamsterjill May 2014 #263

To be fair, sometimes animals get loose on their own. penultimate May 2014 #277

I admit to having had the same thought. hamsterjill May 2014 #280

Some dogs, like people, are just assholes. MynameisBlarney May 2014 #140

"And in order to test for rabies, they'd have to kill it." Jenoch May 2014 #141

Unless they've changed the way they test for rabies MynameisBlarney May 2014 #142

For domestic animals, Curmudgeoness May 2014 #151

I did not know that MynameisBlarney May 2014 #209

There is no test for rabies Ruby the Liberal May 2014 #250

I'm not surprised the kitty is a female. Arugula Latte May 2014 #60

Go Cat!! oldandhappy May 2014 #61

I call horsesh*t. BLATANT horsesh*t. Did any of you even WATCH the video? Daemonaquila May 2014 #62

Cool story Bro. lpbk2713 May 2014 #68

Win! geardaddy May 2014 #87

It is video from a home security system. No one is "filming"--it's from permanently mounted MADem May 2014 #69

Unlikely. Security cameras. DirkGently May 2014 #70

um it was several surveillance cameras... Egnever May 2014 #76

Ummmmmmm, you might want to take this crap to this group. IronGate May 2014 #81

i don't know what it's like in your third-world hell hole.. frylock May 2014 #97

Okay, sorry, but that was moronic. Arugula Latte May 2014 #102

Really can't tell if this is a parody of "wised-up" conspiracist dimwittery or not. 11cents May 2014 #104

And who is nine feet tall? Tsiyu May 2014 #126

LOL!!! pnwmom May 2014 #164

I'm embarrassed for you. ForgoTheConsequence May 2014 #134

Give it up. Faygo Kid May 2014 #146

"He" doesn't exist. There are merely at least 3 "things" -- i.e. security cameras fixed pnwmom May 2014 #163

Idiotic post of the day. Codeine May 2014 #169

Darrell Issa is that you? neverforget May 2014 #186

clearly you never met my cat noiretextatique May 2014 #221

This was all caught on surveillance cameras, how totally embarrassing for you! Rex May 2014 #247

That Soviet space fly-by picture of the moon in the late 50s! Eleanors38 May 2014 #259

Some dog attacked my kid, that is going to be one dead dog, very quickly. MicaelS May 2014 #63

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2014 #66

Local news clip: johnp3907 May 2014 #78

Attack Cat. When I first started watching, thought it was a fake/staged video. Hoyt May 2014 #83

Female cats can be EXTREMELY territorial Aerows May 2014 #86

^^This Rob H. May 2014 #225

I have new respect for cats. aikoaiko May 2014 #91

what a good kitty Liberalynn May 2014 #92

Cats zach.magee May 2014 #93

cats rule, dogs drool frylock May 2014 #95

That's nothing. geek tragedy May 2014 #100

The laughter is disturbing. johnp3907 May 2014 #197

The bear cub got his goodie bag. Maynar May 2014 #211

Are_grits_groceries Diclotican May 2014 #101

A guy came over to our place with his big german shepherd arikara May 2014 #210

Amazing Stingray steve May 2014 #105

I am scared when my cat wants to confront pit bulls in our yard. WCLinolVir May 2014 #110

Lightning fast kitty to the rescue! reformist2 May 2014 #111

There are videos online of cats chasing bears and such in backyards. Arugula Latte May 2014 #133

I have heard more than one story about a cat chasing burglars away. Brigid May 2014 #113

The cat's name is Homer. There's a book about him, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2014 #121

Yep, that's the one. Brigid May 2014 #123

The staory of Homer will bring... 3catwoman3 May 2014 #233

+1! Maynar May 2014 #212

What a great kitteh. Temptations for you! spooky3 May 2014 #115

Notice how, once the cat has run off the dog, spooky3 May 2014 #116

yes, amazing cat Liberal_in_LA May 2014 #166

OK, I gotta do it: Le Taz Hot May 2014 #119

okay angel823 May 2014 #127

No. He threw a chair through the window when he smelled trouble. Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #173

Nah, Le Taz Hot May 2014 #175

She kicked major ass Aerows May 2014 #182

Awesome Lioness! Tsiyu May 2014 #120

Awesome kitteh! silverweb May 2014 #122

That dog needs to be put down. MynameisBlarney May 2014 #139

It will be. Update. Faygo Kid May 2014 #145

Good girl, Tara! perdita9 May 2014 #147

Good thing that cat knew physics JBoy May 2014 #152

Great video. Confused by skeptics. One point on cat's technique: philly_bob May 2014 #153

I think those skeptics hate cats & have never known a good one. Duppers May 2014 #159

+1 ... Cats AND dogs are awesome if you treat them properly. n/t devils chaplain May 2014 #240

Yay, Kitteh! Enthusiast May 2014 #154

I had no IDEA a cat would ever do something like that... Demo_Chris May 2014 #155

They can be very protective, especially the females. Arugula Latte May 2014 #230

I'm not surprised. Cats can be very protective. OnionPatch May 2014 #156

They teased with this all through ABC Nightly News (roommate watching in next room) HomerRamone May 2014 #157

where did he learn to body check like that? Enrique May 2014 #158

Yup, would have been called for "charging" JBoy May 2014 #192

+100! Maynar May 2014 #213

Oh puhleeze! This was so staged. Clearly Guy Whitey Corngood May 2014 #165

From another Youtube page rocktivity May 2014 #170

A good friend called me from Barbados malaise May 2014 #172

I think everyone that has ever loved a cat Aerows May 2014 #191

I had a buddy... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #180

that was harrowing. barbtries May 2014 #187

Local news clip about Tara. johnp3907 May 2014 #199

Incorrigible old fluff-butt, worst kind, 'cept those that Eleanors38 May 2014 #260

OMG! OwnedByCats May 2014 #278

Go, kitty, go! blkmusclmachine May 2014 #200

Fear El Gato SummerSnow May 2014 #203

That cat was about to lay down a can of whip ass on that dog. Rex May 2014 #206

Tara bodyslammed the dog and chased the dog away from the boy Iliyah May 2014 #207

Yep. The cat rounded up a posse and went after the dog. Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #208

My mother's 8 lb cat attacked my 100 lb Golden Retriever Live and Learn May 2014 #215

OK I think we need to calm down and accept that a cat protected a kid from a dog attack. NYC_SKP May 2014 #216

Lassie has got nothing on that cat nikto May 2014 #217

hooray for badass kittehs! noiretextatique May 2014 #220

It's...! KansDem May 2014 #224

Wow, that cat doesn't take any sh** LittleBlue May 2014 #227

BBC video with family here--very sweet: spooky3 May 2014 #228

Man, I love that cat! TeeYiYi May 2014 #229

Our cat came to rescue of our dog. HooptieWagon May 2014 #232

Our 5 cats are indoor cats. 3catwoman3 May 2014 #234

what a Good Cat!! Cats can be very fierce protectors of their loved people and territory. Sunlei May 2014 #235

Cats rule. 47of74 May 2014 #238

Why...didn't Mama pick her boy up when she ran back to the house? WTH was that about? Hekate May 2014 #245

I thought the same thing but then looking closely OnionPatch May 2014 #249

The mom said the dog was coming back so she ran off to chase him back into his yard. pnwmom May 2014 #274

My cat Calista241 May 2014 #252

All I can say is .. OwnedByCats May 2014 #281

kick ArnoldLayne May 2014 #282

Followup: Dog Euthanized PoliticAverse May 2014 #299