{"id":154183,"date":"2021-02-20T14:55:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T19:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=154183"},"modified":"2021-02-20T20:13:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T01:13:16","slug":"man-saves-dog-from-mountain-lion-attack-in-colo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-saves-dog-from-mountain-lion-attack-in-colo\/","title":{"rendered":"Man saves dog from mountain lion attack in Colo."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-saves-dog-from-mountain-lion-attack-in-colo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=154183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2375678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375678\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2375678 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-86166923-616x437.jpg\" alt width=\"616\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mountain lion (Puma concolor). (MIGUEL ALVAREZ\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 5:15 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, February 20, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A Colorado man showed there are no limits when it comes to protecting \u201cman\u2019s best friend\u201d as he fought off a mountain lion while it attacked his dog. On Thursday, Gene Whannel saved his boxer, Sadie, from a wildcat that somehow got into his backyard in Estes Park.<\/p>\n<p>Whannel, whose property backs up to public land, took Sadie out in the morning. However, just moments later the mountain lion attacked her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw that she was in a wrestling match with something,\u201d Whannel said. \u201cFrom that distance, I couldn\u2019t tell exactly what it was, but my suspicion was a mountain lion. So, really without even thinking I just kind of reacted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said he heard Sadie crying out and instantly grabbed the first sharp object he could find, which was an old surveying stake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hit the mountain lion once and he made eye contact with me and I swung and hit him again, the second time was in the face,\u201d Whannel added. \u201cThe mountain lion released Sadie. Its jaws were on Sadie\u2019s head, so pretty much a death grip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com\/article\/life\/animals\/estes-park-mountain-lion-attacks-dog\/73-a8456757-34fd-4ce5-ab36-27f752e9c850\">reports<\/a>, Sadie was badly injured and rushed to the vet. She had to undergo surgery and ultimately lost an eye, but her owner said it could have been much worse. Whannel noted Sadie\u2019s spirits were high as she began the long road to recovery. He wants to warn other dog owners to be aware of the dangers of living among mountain lions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you live in mountain lion country, please take necessary precautions to protect yourselves &amp; your pets.<\/p>\n<p>-Avoid walking your pets from dusk to dawn<br \/>-Keep pets leashed<br \/>-Scan your backyard before taking pets out to use the bathroom &amp; accompany them<br \/>-Don&#8217;t leave pets unattended <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0nBvgPzI7k\">pic.twitter.com\/0nBvgPzI7k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CPW NE Region (@CPW_NE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPW_NE\/status\/1361858121170178049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the meantime, Colorado Parks and Wildlife suggested if your pet is attacked to yell loudly and throw things from a safe distance before attempting to get close.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-to-g7-leaders-i-believe-in-the-global-system-critics-say-bidens-speech-distances-u-s-from-america-first-policies\/\">Munich Security Conference: Critics Say Biden\u2019s Speech Distances U.S. From \u2018America First\u2019 Policies<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mountain lion (Puma concolor). 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