Brave rescue dog saves family from rattlesnake

They rescued her, and on Sunday, Nala returned the favor. CANINE HERO: Dog saves 10-year-old boy, his mom from rattlesnake in Lancaster -- ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) October 17, 2017 Nala, a boxer dog, was walking with her owners in their Lancaster, California, neighborhood on Sunday, when she jumped in front of them, protecting Cole Lewis, 10, and his mother from a Mojave green rattlesnake. "She waited until we were safe," Cole told ABC Los Angeles. "She stood her ground. She didn't whimper...