Extraordinary moment dog fights off leopard

This is the extraordinary moment a dog broke free from a leopard's grasp in India. 

Rocky, an adorable black Labrador retriever, was roaming outside of the Sunrise Valley apartment complex in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, early in the morning last week when he had the chilling encounter, Times of India reported.

Video footage captured Rocky calmly strolling through the garden area right outside the front door before the larger leopard pounced on him from behind.

Despite the ferocity of the attack, Rocky attempted to fight back, kicking at the cat as it bit down on his neck.

Rocky appeared to lose some of his strength as the leopard locked its claws and jaws around the pooch.

The brutal attack came to a dramatic end when the property owner, Mala Kumari, began screaming and startled the leopard, which finally released Rocky and ran away, the Times of India reported.

Rocky stood up and briefly chased the leopard before turning back and heading into the safety of his own home.

Thankfully, Rocky survived the attack.