It’s amazing just how loyal a dog is to its owner. We have actually seen so many tales of brave pets protecting their owners when they’re at danger, even if that means endangering their personal lives.

Like a brave dog facing a mountain lion that threatens his family.

Mary Padres, La Verne, California, shouted, “The mountain lion was looking at me right,” when faced with a big wild mountain lion in his yard. She informed Mary to CBS Los Angeles. “It was good.”

But Mary’s dogs were seeing to protect their home. Both dogs barked at the mountain lion to scare him-and the smaller of both dogs, Rocky, decided to drive the pet away.

Rocky fearlessly chased huge wild cats and climbed hillsides as proof of great heroes in some cases coming in tiny packages.

Sadly, the big cat counterattacked and left Rocky with some major injuries. “We saw a hole in his mind,” Mary recalled.

After seeing Rocky bravely acting to protect his family, Mary returned in favor and went out to search for a canine, in spite of the nearby Mountain Lion.

According to CBS LA, the Mountain Lion is still big, but fortunately Rocky survived the trials and was harmed however alive. He apparently endured 8 major puncture injuries and was sewn with 30 stitches by a vet.

His owner was very thankful to him for knowing that he was sacrificing his safety to protect her.