Another predator tangles with Shelby

Last year we brought you the story of Shelby , the dog who showed up at a Senate hearing in support of a bill to make it easier for landowners to fight off wolves attacking their livestock and pets.

The six-year-old Siberian Husky mix didn’t speak, of course, but she did show off the wounds from his encounter with a wolf on her owner’s ranch outside of Twisp. Shelby was definitely Spin Control’s favorite hearing witness of the entire session, and the bill eventually passed.

Now comes word from the Wenatchee World, via colleague Rich Landers Outdoors blog , that Shelby is back on the mend after another tussle. This time it was a cougar.

She’s expected to recover. A depredation permit has been issued for the cougar.