mita Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I just saw on television (Channel 10?), a follow up to the story. Only caught a bit... but it showed the little boy now safe in his home, patting his cat. The voice-over said the puss is being hailed as a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I'd love to see the point where the cat impacts in slow motion, I might have to go to the library to DL it, I have been seeing it on TV only. The cat seems to give the dog a body blow and I guess there were totally unsheathed claws well and truly in the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 The moment that dog clocked onto the boy and its posture went rigid I freaked out. That boy could've died, that attack was serious. GO SUPER CAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Pic from the follow-up TV program of the boy with his hero puss. Click enlarge: Edited May 15, 2014 by mita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 That cat probably saved his life or at least his leg. Best cat in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentchild Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the video. What an amazing cat!!! Makes me wonder if my cat would do the same for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinabean Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Still can't get over the cat's behaviour, just incredible especially how effective it was on a dog in full prey drive. Might need to start carrying a loaded cat on our walks :) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Glad the little boy is OK. We had a male tabby cat when I was a kid who used to chase dogs out of our yard. Once when my sisters and I were little, we were playing in the front yard and 2 dogs came running through our (open) front gates. As we ran up the front stairs to get away, our cat shot out like lightning and scared them off, hissing and scratching. He was badass. Good ol' Sugarplum. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Still can't get over the cat's behaviour, just incredible especially how effective it was on a dog in full prey drive. Might need to start carrying a loaded cat on our walks :) Quote of the Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosmum Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Wow! Does anyone know if it is common for cats to protect people? That cat was very determined. I don't think its too unusual, I've known a few cats who were quite protective of their 'pride'(?) and if their people or other pets are included in that, then they get the same. Brilliant footage, and cat tho'!! And a very lucky little boy. The best I saw was a large black Lab. who stuck his raging head in a cat door under a house, where a mother cat had kittens.Mum was behind him. A tiny little black thing barely a kitten herself. She Screamed, leap on his back with back arched and tail upright clawing into him with all feet at once. The dog yelled and reefed his head out of the hole and ran circles with the cat riding him till he took off out of the yard. :laugh: Edited May 15, 2014 by moosmum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan3 Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 My guess is the lady went after the dog because she thought she was safe with the cat nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Pic from the follow-up TV program of the boy with his hero puss. Click enlarge: That is gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 The first time the footage captures the dog, it's body language was quite alarming. What was extremely disturbing was how still the child was (and unaware of the dog) when the dog launched at his leg. I wonder if the child was vocalising - not ANY excuse for the dog's behaviour but determining motivation can be educational. I wonder whether the dog had been used for hunting. The cat was simply amazing. Cats are EXTREMELY good at bluffing dogs but his timing was just extraordinary. And the way he just kept chasing the dog!!! Talk about lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Toller Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 That cat probably saved his life or at least his leg. Best cat in the world. That's what I thought when I saw the footage this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) My mum had a cat that definitely had the potential to do similar. A person turned up knocked on the door came. After a period of time mum said oh no did you bring your dogs, he said oh shit I forgot you have cats. The dogs had killed feral cats in the past. We went outside to see two dogs in the corner of the yard with bloody noses and a cat sitting three feet away cleanng her ears. She also would not let mum smack us if she was there. On more than one occasion she put herself between us and mum and stood three quarters on, hackles up hissing. Interestingly she was mums cat. That dog definitely meant business, it was straight in, no posturing, no walking around or perimeter walking. Straight in. I think that child would have been severely injured had that cat not been there. As hard as it would have been for her to leave her child she certainly used her common sense in getting the dog contained as I would have been very worried the dog would have comeback again. I don't think I could have remained that level headed Edited May 15, 2014 by OSoSwift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 There used to be a big black cat in our street that would sit in wait in the hedge for me to walk past with my dogs and launch itself at them. Used to scare the life out of me, and since then my dally has hated cats with a passion. :laugh: That dog really meant business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I also like how after the cat saw the dog off, he ran back under the car towards the child. I think if that dog had of come back, kitty was ready for round two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaMomma Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I also like how after the cat saw the dog off, he ran back under the car towards the child. I think if that dog had of come back, kitty was ready for round two! This tabby followed the family home 6 years ago from a local park. She's named Tara!! Quite a special cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 See now I'm thinking of Tara off True Blood who was a bad ass herself! You wouldn't want to mess with her as a human or a vampire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 This tabby followed the family home 6 years ago from a local park. A survivor :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I think it must be reasonably common, as a child my cat chased an aggressive dog away from me when it came in to our rear yard when I was out on the swing set. I was on the swing and my cat(russian blue) was sitting next to me, dog came up growling and Nougat turned in to a whirlwind of claws and chased him off! She also chased a neighbourhood cat away from our 3 week old chickens once and then came back to make sure they were ok LOL She was a seriously weird cat. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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