KSL TV News reported that on July 19, a Labrador retriever in Cedar Hills, Utah, fought a mountain lion to save its family. Despite suffering horrendous injuries, the dog lives to see another day.
Ella, a 7-year-old yellow Lab, observed the mountain lion while Crystal Michaelis and her cubs were playing in the backyard. Michaelis did not see the mountain lion, but she did observe Ella acting oddly and shifting her attention back and forth between the children and the mountain lion hideout. Michaelis said: “She kept glancing at the kids and then quickly back. My kids thought that was quite alarming even though she was just being careful”.
Michaelis finally brought the children inside. Ella’s head, face, legs, tongue, and neck were all mortally wounded when they reached the porch door. “Ella was covered in ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ when we opened the back door.” “ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ splattered all over the entrance and courtyard,” Michaelis said. Although the family was not present at the battle, mountain lion tracks leading to the site were discovered by officials with the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources. According to wildlife officials, the mountain lion may have been misled by some nearby goats in a neighbor’s yard and strayed too close to Michaelis’ home.
After protecting her family from a mountain lion in the Cedar Hills, 7-year-old lab worker Ella suffered injuries to her head, neck, legs, and tongue. She also has over 30 ʙɪᴛᴇs on her body
Although mountain lions have not been spotted again, the Utah DWR has issued warnings for locals to stay alert and safe. Deer are the cougar’s main source of food, so they regularly monitor where deer go, according to Faith Jolley, DWR’s public information officer. “They’ve also spotted deer passing through the area,” she added.
In total, Ella has ʙɪᴛᴛᴇɴ more than 30 times, each time starting from. It means she never gives up and always takes a defensive stance and defends it. Ella is predicted to make a full recovery despite her injuries.