The cat was scared up a tree by one of the neighborhood's small dogs before getting tranquilized and relocated by wildlife officials.
A Tustin neighborhood was visited by an unwanted guest on Monday, but one dog proved to be the hero of the day when it chased a large mountain lion up a tree until wildlife officials could safely capture it. Efrain Reyes says that he was at home when the ordeal began. 'My neighbor called me and said, 'Don't get out, there's a big cat outside.' He just said a big cat. I'm like, 'What? What are you talking about?'' Reyes recalled.
'That's because it probably was, after Reyes' neighbor's dog rousted the cat from where it was originally hiding, underneath a pickup truck in the back of his yard. Apparently the dog let the puma know who the actual boss was, barking it up the tree where it hid for several hours as neighbors looked on anxiously. Police, firefighters and wardens with the Department of Fish and Wildlife also watched on, making sure that both residents and the animal alike were safe.
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