Years ago, William Morse saved a dog from being put to sleep at the pound.  Then on Tuesday his dog repaid the favor.  The mutt named Hoagie threw himself between the man and an attacking mountain lion at a Lake Elsinore campground in Cleveland National Forest.  The animals fought a ferocious battle that nearly killed the dog.

“He’s a hero, man.  I love him to death,” said Morse.  “Man’s best friend did prevail.”

“There’s no question the dog saved his life,” said Orange County sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino.

Morse was walking with his wife and dog when the mountain lion appeared from the forest and charged at the man.  The dog cut off the lion, and a nasty fight ensued.  Hoagie was rushed to a veterinary hospital and survived the four-hour surgery.  The couple was not injured.

Park rangers closed the campground and searched for the mountain lion late Tuesday.  Wildlife experts say there are only about five mountain lions in Orange County, and the odds of being attacked by a mountain lion are relatively small.

Story at L.A. Times

A traffic camera overlooking a busy freeway in Santiago, Chile captured a dog performing an amazing heroic act by pulling an injured friend out of busy traffic.  The video shows an injured dog lying in the middle of a freeway after being hit by a car.  A rescue dog runs into the busy traffic and successfully dodges multiple cars to reach the injured dog.  The rescue dog then drags the severely injured dog across lanes of traffic as cars continue to swerve around it.  No motorists stopped to help either dog, but a highway crew arrives at the end of the video.

The announcer of the original video said the following in Spanish:

“These images seen from the surveillance cameras show a very common situation with our overpopulated highways.  It is normal for us to see dogs run over.  In the video, we can see this dog fighting for his life because he was run over by the vehicle.  What is very touching is to see the very heroic actions of this other dog who is trying to pull him to the side of the highway.  We are going to keep seeing things like this until we find a solution to the dogs living on the streets.”

Watch this amazing but disturbing video (with English narrative):