From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-565722-985329
SAGE, Calif. (UPI) -- A California woman said a mountain lion that
wandered onto her property was cornered by a gang of unlikely
guardians -- her trio of toy chihuahuas.
Ana Lee Spray, 23, said she was awakened Saturday morning by the sound
of her three chihuahuas barking at the top of their tiny lungs at the
opening of the garage at her Sage home, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles,
reported.
Spray said she looked out her daughter's window to investigate the
ruckus and was shocked to see her gang of 3-pound dogs had cornered an
angry-looking cougar in the garage.
The homeowner said the chihuahuas' barking kept the animal, which
appeared to be foaming at the mouth, at bay for 45 minutes until
Riverside County Sheriff's deputies arrived.
"When they saw the dogs they said 'These little things?' When they saw
the mountain lion their jaws dropped," Spray said. "They radioed,
'This is a full-size mountain lion and it is not happy to see us.'"
Spray said the cougar made a run for it after officers from the
Department of Fish and Game shot it with tranquilizers and she did not
see the eventual capture. Authorities have not said whether the cougar
was killed or released into the wild.