Dog-owner punches a cougar in the head to save his pet from attack
Brave pup-lover then chased off the wild cat with a huge stick
A DOG-owner claims he punched a vicious cougar in the face to rescue his pet in peril.
Will Gibb, who says his dogs are like his children, rushed to rescue his pup Sasha as it was attacked by a big cat.
The 31-year-old was travelling in his car with his brother and a friend along with his two dogs, Sasha and Mongo.
He took a pit stop to let the dogs out for a wee but he soon heard them barking and yelping in the distance.
It was then that he realised they were under attack from a wild animal.
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Mr Gibb told Canada's CBC News: "She [Sasha] was crying out in pain and distress so I went running, and I saw something wrapped around her so I ran up and punched it in the side of the head.
"At that point I realised it was a cougar."
Dog-lover Will, from the town of Red Deer, Alberta, then chased off the bloodthirsty cat as Sasha lay injured on the ground.
She even bit her owner in panic thinking she was still being attacked, leaving Will with cuts to his arm.
But they weren't out of trouble yet, as the cougar then began stalking Mongo.
Mr Gibb says he did not hesitate in rushing to protect him too — by chasing of the animal with a stick.
He said: "I could see the cougar going for him, so I got between him and the cougar and started swinging and screaming at it, and called for my brother and friend to come give a hand.
“Then I reached down for the closest, biggest stick that I could find and I ran back into the trees to go fight the cougar."
The dogs were then rushed back to his car and taken to safety.
Thanks to his bravery Sasha was able to be taken to a local vet straight away where she was treated for minor injuries.
Mr Gibb said: “I wasn't really analysing it too much at the time — all that was going through my mind is that I had to protect my dog.
"It was just very instinctual. My dogs are like my children."
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