
Alberta man punches cougar in head to save dog during attack near Tim Hortons
WHITECOURT, Alta. — William Gibb didn’t know what was thrashing around in the dark, clawing at his dog, but he was going to save his pet.
The electrical subcontractor from Red Deer, Alta., was driving northwest with his brother Thomas on Boxing Day to get to work in Grande Prairie. About 6:30 p.m., they stopped at a Tim Hortons in Whitecourt to meet a friend for coffee.
Gibb let his two dogs out of his truck for a bathroom break near a wooded area at the back of a parking lot and it wasn’t long before he heard one of them crying in pain.
He quickly ran into the trees, where his five-year-old husky Sasha was on the ground.