Wowwww!!! Cat Saves Boy From Dog Attack***VIDEO***(Warning:Graphic images)

Dogs are said to be a man's best friend but in this case it is not, the cat is. A cat came to her best friend's rescue Tuesday when a toddler was attacked in his drive way in Southwest Bakersfield. The attack was captured by the neighborhood surveillance.





4 Year old Jeremy was playing with his bike when his neighbor's dog, 8 month old Labrador/chow mix sneaks up behind him and bites his leg. The family's cat, Tara rushes out the house and chased the dog away.

  "Tara is my hero"....Jeremy said.

Erika Triantafilo, Jeremy's mum was nearby watering a plant when she heard his scream. She tells ABC, the boy needed a few stitches but he is doing fine. Erika said it could have been much worse.




"I have never seen a cat do that" said Roger Triantafilo, Jeremy's dad. "Especially ours, it just shows how much she really has a family oriented mind-set



                                 WARNING: The Video Below May Be Graphic To Some Viewers!!!

The neighbor was pulling their vehicle out of their gated drive way when the dog escaped. The neighbor called 911 on behalf of the boy and his mom.

Sgt. Joe Grubbs, Bakersfield police spokesman, said the dog will be quarantined for 10 days then euthanized.

"We're glad the little man is doing fine".....R O B!