Sophie Thomas of Harrison, Michigan, lived with her little cat named Tiger. One day, as the elderly woman was picking dandelions from her garden, she lived the most frightening experience in her entire life.

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“All of a sudden,” she told a local news outlet, “it was four big pit bulls rushing in, and they surrounded me.”

According to the 97-year-old lady, the dogs surrounded her and they kept going round and round, probably preparing to attack. The woman was scared to death and she tried to defend herself by hitting one of them on the head. When she did that, the pitbull backed off, probably confused, but also, one would think, even angrier. Then another one approached her with not-so-friendly intentions, and she was so scared she couldn’t even move at that point.

“Then another one kind of come up, and I was scared stiff,” she explained.

By that moment, the senior felt hopeless, and she was fearing for the worst. And then, the most unexpected thing happened. Her cat Tiger appeared out of nowhere, obviously having sensed her owner’s fear and despair.

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The cat took the brave step to jump into the middle of the commotion, then she ran towards the garage, making the dogs chase her. This gave Ms Thomas enough time to rush back into the house, trembling.

“I was shaking,” she said, “I was scared; I don’t think I’ve ever been so scared in my life.”

But while the woman had now safely returned home, she was afraid she might never see her favorite pet again. Yet, a few moments later, Tiger was there outside Thomas’ door, asking to let her in. The grateful woman couldn’t think what would have happened to her if her cat hadn’t been around to help her.

““I do not know what would have happened if my cat hadn’t jumped in. She’s very close to me and follows me around. She’s very friendly with me, because I live alone,” Thomas told People Pets (via Pawnation).

The pit bulls lived with a family next door to Thomas’ home, and according to their owner, Ann Daniels, they seem to have slipped out of the house when her son didn’t shut the bedroom door properly. However, she claims they are quite friendly and they just wanted to play.

“I felt horrible, I was very concerned,” Daniels told the reporters.

After the incident, Daniels was fined $300 for letting the dogs escape, while the pit bulls were quarantined for ten days.

This is not the only time dogs have attacked people and, according to a study, dog owners should focus on their behavior around the dog, while the general public should be aware not only of how to prevent dog bites, but also how to deal with those, once occurred, so that injury is minimized.

In this case, the woman was lucky to have such a brave companion, who would risk her own life to save her owner’s.

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