I'm sure she backed/ran off to make sure the dog ran away ... to scare the dog away. At that point in the video, the dog was NOT visible and we can only speculate. Had she remained with the child, dog could have gotten braver. You have to show dog that YOU are more of a bad-ass than he is...ie..make dog become afraid of YOU. BTDT here in my own yard wit *(*&^ neighbor's dog(s) that wander up and have audacity to growl/"smile" at ME in MY yard. Out here in the "country" ... that would be one DEAD DOG (as seen in the vdeo) as far as I'm concerned. YES...we have (had) dogs and dtrs. service dog is very much a loved animal.
EDIT: I found this comment on another site I frequent...
"I saw that cat attacking the dog. In the news that I saw, they were saying that the mother went to get the dog and he bit her too. The little boy had to get 8 stitches. They didn't realize the cat had saved the boy until the dad was going through the surveillance tapes."
That was so touching! I love that cat for being so protective of the little boy.
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