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Caught on camera: Brave dog chases away coyote, saves his puppy brother

Caught on camera: Brave dog chases away coyote, saves his puppy brother
It was *** heart stopping puppy's plea for help and then *** tiny furry hero to the rescue. I knew he was fearless, but I didn't understand how fearless as security cameras captured. The moment this £10 Maltese mix took on *** coyote. Vinny is *** superhero. He, he's always been *** scrapper. You know, he's, he's just not afraid of anything. Aaron and David Macaluso couldn't help but gush over the bravery of their dog, Vinnie, *** scrappy rescue and fearless protector of his younger but slightly larger fur brother. He was *** rescue. You know, when we first got him, we think he was in *** puppy mill. So, you know, he didn't know anything. We had to teach him how to play, you know, and how not to growl. Something that may have come in handy when the pup went into stealth mode. It just saw *** white blur coming towards it and it said I'm out of here. The attack happened *** few weeks ago in the backyard of their mission, Viejo home. After walking the dogs, the Macaluso forgot to close the dog door immediately. And Harley ran out when he heard *** noise the noise was two coyotes looming by the back gate. One of them leaps through in *** flash chasing and grabbing Harley by the neck but Vine heard his cry. He just chased them. I think he had *** low level corral that I think it shocked the coyote. It does look like he jumped on him and he darted this way and then that gave Harley an opportunity to flip over and run the other way. At 11 years old, this Maltese doesn't have much physical fight in him, but his heart was clearly on display. I am, I'm looking for *** doggy cape because I think he deserves one. I would give him *** mistake but he has no teeth. That's right. This aging pump can't even chew nonetheless bite *** coyote teeth. That's it just two lowers and then one molar. As for Harley, he had 20 stitches and *** recovery. That wasn't easy. They think that he bitten three or four times is what the doctor said and he had *** bite on each shoulder, but he had Vinny and of course his humans who are now sharing their stories, so others don't make the same mistake. You hear that coyotes take, you know, dogs off leashes and you know, come in people's backyards. But it's, we've never had one in our backyard and we've been here 30 years. So for now their dog door will stay closed and they'll never underestimate the power of the spirit of this aging rescue pup who risked it all to rescue his brother and then live to tell this dog gone tale of the coyote who attacked but doesn't dare come back. Joy Benedict K News.
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Caught on camera: Brave dog chases away coyote, saves his puppy brother
A coyote attacked a puppy in the backyard of a California home, but fortunately, the pup's brother came to the rescue — and the gut-wrenching moment was caught on camera.Watch security footage of the incident in the video above.A security camera captured the moment a 10-pound Maltese mix named Vinny took on a coyote to save his younger brother, another pup named Harley.The dogs' owners, Erin and David Macaluso, couldn't help but gush over the bravery of their dog Vinny, an 11-year-old rescue."Vinny's a superhero. He's always been a scrapper. He's just not afraid of anything," David Macaluso told KCAL."I knew he was fearless but I didn't understand how fearless," said Erin Macaluso.The attack happened in the backyard of their Mission Viejo, California, home. After walking the dogs, the Macalusos forgot to close the dog door immediately and Harley ran out when he heard a noise.The noise was two coyotes looming by the back gate. Video shows one of them leaping through the gate, chasing and grabbing Harley by the neck — but Vinny heard his cry for help."He just chased them," David said. "I think he had a low level growl that, I think it shocked the coyote.""It does look like he jumped on and he darted this way and then that gave Harley an opportunity to flip over and run the other way," Erin said. Harley received 20 stitches and is on the road to recovery.

A coyote attacked a puppy in the backyard of a California home, but fortunately, the pup's brother came to the rescue — and the gut-wrenching moment was caught on camera.

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Watch security footage of the incident in the video above.

A security camera captured the moment a 10-pound Maltese mix named Vinny took on a coyote to save his younger brother, another pup named Harley.

The dogs' owners, Erin and David Macaluso, couldn't help but gush over the bravery of their dog Vinny, an 11-year-old rescue.

"Vinny's a superhero. He's always been a scrapper. He's just not afraid of anything," David Macaluso .

"I knew he was fearless but I didn't understand how fearless," said Erin Macaluso.

The attack happened in the backyard of their Mission Viejo, California, home. After walking the dogs, the Macalusos forgot to close the dog door immediately and Harley ran out when he heard a noise.

The noise was two coyotes looming by the back gate. Video shows one of them leaping through the gate, chasing and grabbing Harley by the neck — but Vinny heard his cry for help.

"He just chased them," David said. "I think he had a low level growl that, I think it shocked the coyote."

"It does look like he jumped on [the coyote] and he darted this way and then that gave Harley an opportunity to flip over and run the other way," Erin said.

Harley received 20 stitches and is on the road to recovery.