The boy was gathering firewood; the cougar was advancing:
Cougar (via Wikimedia Commons).
A family dog saved his eleven-year-old owner Saturday [in Boston Bar, B.C.] when he stepped between the boy and an advancing cougar, according to the RCMP.
[Via : Dog saves 11-year-old from cougar attack.]
The dog received some minor injuries; the cougar, unfortunately, was killed. The boy was fine.
