Darcy and the Cat

There is a cat that keeps on hanging around. We think that it might be stray. I put both Mason and Darcy outside, and I walked back inside because I was going back to do my school work. Mason started barking really loudly. I walked out there and noticed that the cat started walking towards Darcy, but had backed away when Mason started barking. I was really glad Mason was protecting Darcy. It would have been really scary, if the cat would have kept on walking and might have scratched Darcy on the nose. That happened before when she was a puppy. I am also glad that Mason was out there because Darcy probably wouldn't have barked at the cat. She is usually very quiet.