{"id":2679,"date":"2014-05-19T10:32:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T14:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mysecuritysign.com\/blog\/?p=2679"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:03:13","slug":"guard-cat-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysecuritysign.com/blog\/guard-cat-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Guard cat on duty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cats can be sweet, loving and playful. They can be aloof and elusive. Scary isn’t the usual description for this relatively small domesticated animal. But here\u2019s proof that this sign<\/a> isn’t just a joke: Last week, a cat named Tara pulled out some scary moves to save a little boy\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

The boy is part of Tara\u2019s human family\u2014a family with which she apparently feels a real bond. He was riding his bike in front of his house when suddenly a neighbor\u2019s dog charged over. Security footage shows the dog attack the boy from behind, then drag him off his bike by the teeth.<\/p>\n

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From Maurizio Zanetti<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

At that moment, Tara steps in\u2014or rather races in. She leaps on the dog (more than twice her size) and heroically chases him off the property. Score one for cats!<\/p>\n

Thanks to Tara, a story that started out with the makings of a tragedy has a happy ending\u2014for most of the players anyway. The dog? Well, he\u2019ll likely be euthanized. The boy? He needed stitches, but it could have been a lot worse.<\/p>\n

As for the cat, Tara has quickly risen to celebrity status. She\u2019s been offered the cover of \u201cCat Fancy\u201d magazine. She\u2019s won the first Cat Hero Award from the Cat Fanciers\u2019 Association. Even TMZ took notice<\/a>, calling her the \u201cKate Upton of the pet world\u201d (apparently for all the attention Tara\u2019s getting; Kate Upton hasn\u2019t scared off any vicious dogs that we know of).<\/p>\n

For the record, Tara hasn’t let the whirlwind change her (is such a reaction even possible for felines?). She apparently still spends much of her time hanging with her owners, meowing, jumping and partaking of other normal cat activities.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, she\u2019s joined the ranks of other cats<\/a> who’ve forever changed the way we view them as pets.<\/p>\n

Cats sometimes get a bad rap. They tend to be picky eaters<\/a>. Their litter boxes make them somewhat high maintenance<\/a>, depending on how much work you\u2019re willing to put in. As security animals go, they\u2019re not an obvious first choice. Let\u2019s face it: They\u2019re purry little fluffballs that sleep 15 to 20 hours a day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But maybe that description actually gives them an edge. No one would suspect a sleepy-eyed kitty lounging in the sun might actually be on duty. Poised to chase and ready to strike. Ready to be the next hero.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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