key2thecup Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 B.C. woman recounts 'surreal' cougar attack in her house Trail resident says her border collie saved her life A B.C. woman who was attacked on her sofa by a starving cougar that strolled into her house in search of a meal says her faithful dog saved her life. Angie Prime, 35, was sitting in the living room of her home in Trail, located in southeastern B.C., on Saturday evening, talking to her husband on the phone and getting ready to take her three dogs out for a walk before turning into bed. Then she caught a flash of something that should not have been in the house. "I just happened to catch something out of the corner of my eye," she said. "I just of kind of looked over and there it was coming out of the dark at me and we kind of looked at each other." The old emaciated cougar, looking for an easy meal, had slipped into the darkened house through an open screen door. Prime had only seconds to throw up her arms and legs to shield her face before the big cat attacked. "I moved to try and block myself, and it kind of jumped up and I screamed." Despite the animal's poor condition, it was still far from an even match for Prime. "I'm only about four-foot-two and weigh 78 pounds, so it was a big cougar compared to me. "It was just seconds, just a blur, just thinking, 'Holy!' You don't really have a lot of time to react and you don't want to get up and run. "She got one paw on me and I got three punctures on my upper thigh from her claws," she said. That's when her border collie helped drive the cougar off. "My dog jumped off the couch, and flew after it and was running out the door after it." Conservation officers kill cougar Shortly afterwards, help arrived. "My neighbours beside me heard me screaming, and my neighbour across the street heard me and they came running out," she told CBC News on Tuesday morning as she recovered at home. Conservation officers tracked down and killed the cougar on Monday morning. RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton confirmed the emaciated cat was likely driven to attack Prime out of desperation for food. For her part, Prime is convinced her loyal dog saved her life. "So scary and so surreal — I can just be happy that I was barely even injured. That is just absolutely amazing." She says she plans to keep her doors closed in the future. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/08/28/bc-cougar-attack-trail.html?cmp=rss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 "My dog jumped off the couch, and flew after it and was running out the door after it." Take that stupid cat lovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brahma Bull Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Aww poor little lady. Keep your doors closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argon Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 if a cougar went after me, I'd yell atl my dog to get the hell away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Good dog! But still kinda sad the cougar had to be killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown33429 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 if a cougar went after me, I'd yell atl my dog to get the hell away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I dig cougars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 An unfortunate situation of desperation due to hunger. I wish the story would have dug more into the starvation facing our province's iconic animals, and the role our development is playing to exacerbate that. I'm glad the woman and her dog are ok though....I wish I could have been able to say the same thing for the cougar. All this cougar on cougar crime is senseless.(couldn't resist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 An unfortunate situation of desperation due to hunger. I wish the story would have dug more into the starvation facing our province's iconic animals, and the role our development is playing to exacerbate that. I'm glad the woman and her dog are ok though....I wish I could have been able to say the same thing for the cougar. All this cougar on cougar crime is senseless.(couldn't resist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I don't think Trail has much of a development problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckian93 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 My mom and dad are cougars I was raised in the jungle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 My mom and dad are cougars I was raised in the jungle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 She's only 4'2? How did she get up on the couch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argon Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Your dog would still try to protect you. How small is your dog? Most wild animals are looking for an easy meal and aren't keen on attacking a dog when it's barking and whatnot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 My mom and dad are cougars I was raised in the jungle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donky Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Good dog! But still kinda sad the cougar had to be killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 ^noted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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