Dog vs. Cat
The Comedian emails this story:
A mountain lion that had prowled the streets of residential Palo Alto for hours was shot and killed Monday after a dog chased it up a tree.
An 11-year-old black Labrador named Kelsy caught scent of the big cat and bolted for it, chasing it up a tree until police arrived, according to the dog’s owner, John Furrier.
“She had a ferocious growl that we’ve never heard before,” Furrier said of Kelsy. “I think she’s a hero. I think she could have saved some lives.”
Given that guns aren’t to be carried in California to defend yourself from nature, a good dog could be the way to go.
Politically Incorrect Dog saved me from a ferocious beast once. He became a ball of snarls, teeth and fur as he leapt at the horrendous monstrosity that was about to lay waste to me. I had him on a leash and pulled him back before he could sink his teeth into the vile creature. What was it? A seven pound catfish that a friend caught while we were camping. PID was none to pleased to see this thing on land.
Hats off to Kelsy!
May 18th, 2004 at 5:10 pm
I found it especially interesting that the weapon used to dispatch the cat was a tricked out, collapsible-stocked AR-15 with a vertical front handgrip and what looked like an EOTECH red-dot holosight.
And a 30 round magazine.
And the officer killed the cat with a single shot.
Let’s see, she used a “bullet hose” but only fired one shot. These guns are only good for killing a large number of people in a short period of time, but no human died. These guns are useless for hunting, but she killed a mountain lion deader than a doornail with one round.
And she did it in a residential neighborhood, to boot.
But she was a cop. That made her uniquely qualified.