Neighbor's Dog Mauls Boy's Leg But Boy's Heroic Cat Tackles Dog

Lurking behind a car the video shows a neighbor's dog, caught on three home security cameras. You also see Jeremy Triantafilo riding his bike. The neighbor's dog, Scrappy, spots the boy, sneaks around an SUV and bites the four-year-old in the leg. 

"I got off the bus and the doggy came and bite me," said Jeremy Triantafilo. 

But, moments later the Triantafilo's pet cat, Tara, darts at the dog, chasing it away. 

 

"She really did save him from further injury because who knows what could have happened in another couple seconds," said Roger Triantafilo, Jeremy's father. 

But the dog had done damage, two large bite marks, and Jeremy had to have had ten stitches. 

"My leg is feeling better," said Jeremy Triantafilo. 

Tara was unharmed. 

"We are so thankful it only was what it was," said Erica Triantafilo, Jeremy's mother. 

And, the Triantafilo's say they have Tara to thank for that and luck to thank for the urge that compelled Tara to follow them home from the park six years ago. 

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