I think the little boy was very lucky to have the cat around. I was bitten on the leg by a dog as a child and there is nothing pleasant about it.
Playing devils advocate here, in the video you posted, is it possible the wound shown at the end was added on from elsewhere?
Yep. Circling around and wagging his tail. Then he grabbed at the ankle. Just like every dog I've ever owned played with me. The dog in the video was a bulldog. If he had really been attacking, he would have gone for the throat and both the kid and the cat would be dead. Nothing short of a bullet would have stopped him.
Weird for the dog to do that without prior history, (assuming there wasn't). Thing is, right at the end, the mother goes off and leaves the kid alone, he jumps up scared and hurt and runs after her. Seems like I'd have grabbed the kid and run for the house to a phone, but maybe it didn't look to bad at the time. Trying to give her the benefit if the doubt.
Life or death for the dog? It's a thumbs down from me.
The dog ragged the kids leg , and stalked around the car. It is astounding what the cat did, it saved the child very serious injury. Wolves will disable prey by pulling down the legs then the boss grabs the top end to make the lethal wounds.....
That dog didn't look like it was playing to me. Its tail wasn't wagging either but pointing straight behind it which is a sign of aggressive intent.
Yep. It certainly looks that way.