I just talked to John on the phone. He said he let the dog out to go pee at 4:30 and heard a big ruckus. By the time he slipped on his shoes and grabbed a flashlight the dog had got loose and the cougar ran into the trees. The vet put in 23 stitches. Fish and No Game chased it with dogs and it went in a deep hole in the rock cliffs. They couldn't see it but heard it growling.
It appears the only thing cougars haven't attacked this winter is somebody's kid. One wonders just how far this will be allowed to continue with no effective cougar management ( hound hunting). This is totally ridiculous. 
Stevie reported the attack, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) enforcement officers arrived with hounds a few hours after the attack. They tracked the cougar into a boulder field, but because it was a dangerous situation for the dogs, they left, said Capt. Chris Anderson, WDFW regional enforcement supervisor.
Wildlife officials returned Tuesday morning, found new tracks near Stevie’s home, tracked the cougar and treed it. The cougar, a healthy female, was shot and killed.
http://methowvalleynews.com/2014/03/06/ … lton-home/
Cougar
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT
CONFIRMED COUGAR ATTACK ON RP'S DOG. THE DOG SUFFERED DEEP LACERATIONS BUT WILL RECOVER. A DEER WAS KILLED AT THE NEXT HOUSE OVER THREE DAYS PRIOR. OFFICERS BELIEVE THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE COUGAR IN THE AREA. HOUND HANDLERS WERE GIVEN PERMITS TO KILLS UP TO THREE COUGAR. THEY RESPONDED TO THE DOG ATTACK INCIDENT AND CORNERED ONE, POSSIBLY MORE THAN ONE, ANIMAL IN A BOULDER PILE BUT WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT IT WAS A COUGAR DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. THEY PULLED OUT BUT THE SITUATION IS BEING MONITORED.
REPORT INFORMATION
Date/Time of Incident: March 3, 2014
Date of Report: March 3, 2014
Location: Mountain Vista Lane
City: Twisp
County: Okanogan
Game Management Unit: 242
http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/dangerous/reports/report.php?id=1463
