Hero dog sustained 30 stitches for defending family from a mountain lion [Video]

• A pit bull is being hailed hero after defending his family from a mountain lion.
• Rocky sustained eight large puncture wounds that required 30 stitches after chasing a mountain lion out of his family’s backyard.
• The brave dog is recovering from his injuries.

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A fearless dog is being called a hero after chasing a mountain lion roaming out of his family’s yard in a La Verne, California on Monday.

Rocky the pit bull suffered serious injuries after defending their home near the Angeles National Forest.

Surveillance video captured the nerve-wracking moment in the backyard of the house. It shows Rocky starting to bark then taking on the big cat to protect his owner, Mary Padres.

“The mountain lion was looking right at me,” said Padres, who was in the backyard when she spotted the big cat. “It was huge.”

Rocky bolted after the mountain lion and chased it out of the backyard and up the hill behind the house.

“The whole reason he went after the mountain lion was to make sure I’m OK,” said Padres.

Armed with flashlights, the family looked for Rocky. They found him injured, bleeding and carried him back inside the house.

It was a dangerous situation for the Padres as the mountain lion could still be lurking around.

Reports say there’s been a couple of sightings of a large mountain lion in the area in the last two weeks. California Fish and Wildlife is investigating the incident to make sure it isn’t a threat to the community.

Padres told CBS LA that she’s sure it’s the same big cat, and she recently heard some other animal being attacked.

Rocky sustained eight large puncture wounds. Padres said the family “saw the hole all the way down to his brain.”

He sustained 30 stitches for his wounds but Rocky is expected to recover.

Source: People