A dachshund is being hailed a hero after it saved its smaller canine friend from a mountain lion in Colorado in the United States.
The two dogs’ owners, Sarah Moore and Lindsay Golden, were visiting Moore’s mother on Nov. 7 when the pets slipped out through an open door. Shortly after, a nearby mountain lion grabbed the smaller dog in its jaws, as per the NBC-affiliate KUSA on Nov. 13.
While the wild animal held on to the chihuahua-dachshund mix named Mijo, his brave friend Winston, a pure dachshund, rushed to his side. Winston then began barking at the large feline until it dropped Mijo onto the ground and fled.
Mijo’s owner, Golden, immediately picked him up and headed for an emer…
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