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Cat rescues boy

My boy Orange Juice has cleared my yard of all the neighborhood stray cats and possums for the most part (I imagine they get bolder when he's inside). One day my mom came by with her rat terrier (that dog refuses to stay home) and OJ charged out from under the house fully bristled right at her. The dog yelped and jumped back in the truck as soon as she saw what was coming for her. It was pretty funny.

Check out this war face:

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I hear Tom Araya's scream at the beginning of Angel Of Death when I look at OJ.
 
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The cat was only able to drive the dog off because it held the advantage of what is called "The element of surprise". The dog ran before it knew what has hit it. Had the dog seen the cat first and attacked it then it might have gone badly for the cat. I think this is why the cat wisely broke off the chase and went under the car. NO way was the cat just being territorial or wanting to claim the kill. This cat knew the danger and acted in defense of one of it's humans.
No way - a cat that size would have ripped that dog to shreds. Small, well-bitten shreds. Dogs know that - few dogs will try going mano-mano with a cat.
Classic MBPo_O
 
I found this about the cat. An expert says the cat was just protecting it's territory.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/20...of-cat-saving-boy-from-dog-attack-goes-viral/

Has anyone else watched the video with a stop watch? From the time the dogs jaws lock onto the kids leg and point of impact from hero cat is three seconds. This tells me that the cat watched the dog come onto the drive way. The cat probably saw the dog when it was on the other side of the car. The cat did not run off the dog until it attacked the boy.

I think the animal expert cited above is in error.
 
I found this about the cat. An expert says the cat was just protecting it's territory.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/20...of-cat-saving-boy-from-dog-attack-goes-viral/

Has anyone else watched the video with a stop watch? From the time the dogs jaws lock onto the kids leg and point of impact from hero cat is three seconds. This tells me that the cat watched the dog come onto the drive way. The cat probably saw the dog when it was on the other side of the car. The cat did not run off the dog until it attacked the boy.

I think the animal expert cited above is in error.
Turns out the cat is a bastrich, then?