Dog saves boy from cougar

Came across this article from the Vancouver Sun

11 year old Austin was gathering firewood when a cougar attacked him.But Angel the Golden retriver intercepted the Cougar in mid air. The Cougar got hold of Angel's neck while Austin ran into the house for help.Within minutes the crying and howling of the animals had stopped."He had angel's head in his mouth and was suffocating her," said Austin's 17 year old sister Holly. The policeman had to shoot the cougar twice before killing it. When they got the cougar off Angel was barely breathing. All of a sudden she got up and began sniffing person to person until she came to Austin. Once she smelled him and was sure the Cougar did not hurt him she flopped down.Austin threw his arm around her. "I thanked her and petted her and gave her a hug..I am happy my dog is alright..."