Furgus — a 14-month-old Australian shepherd and black-mouth cur mix — likes to hunt the voles that dig tunnels through Shawne and Shannon Leach’s yard near the edge of the Keystone Ranch Golf Course. But this past weekend, the hunter became the hunted.
On Saturday, Jan. 27, a mountain lion attacked Furgus in his backyard. Yet, somehow, his owners tracked down the mountain lion — coming face to face with the cat — and rescued their pet.
“The whole time we were tracking him we didn’t have any fear for ourselves. That cat was not going to take our dog,” Shawne Leach said. “We were so determined to get him back. Who could have thought I could face a cougar 5 feet in front of me and not be absolutely petrified?”
Around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Shawne Leach heard an odd “yelp” from outside as she sat down to eat dinner. She said she went to the door and called out to Furgus, who had recently been let out to pee, but there was no response.
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