A surveillance video in Bakersville, CA shows a boy being saved by his pet cat as a dog attacked the boy, ABC 23 first reported. :

The surveillance video shows the boy, 4-year-old Jeremy, playing on his bicycle. He was coming home from school when he wanted to fly a kite. Jeremy has mild autism.

The neighbor’s dog, an 8-month-old labrado/chow mix, sneaks up behind him and bites his leg.

The family’s cat, named Tara, rushes the attacking dog and chased it away.