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Posted on 05/10/2017 7:21:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A bear took a dip in a backyard pool in Bradbury and had a confrontation with a dog, video from Sky5 showed Tuesday.
A black bear confronts a dog in a Bradbury backyard on May 9, 2017. (Credit: KTLA) The bear walked onto a property in the area of the 2100 block of Gardi Street around 2:40 p.m. The animal later moved toward the area of Oak Shade Road, a small cul-de-sac.
Video from Sky5 showed the animal exploring the backyard before going for a swim in the pool and walking over to the basketball court.
At one point, a dog ventured toward the bear, which in turn started walking toward the canine just after 3 p.m. The dog, however, held its ground, and the bear eventually left the yard.
The dog's owner, Bradbury resident Eddie Hsu, said the incident was frightening but was proud of how his canine, Ba Bao, protected their home.
“He’s the hero," Hsu told KTLA He’s my hero today.”
He said his family adopted Ba Bao — whose name means "meat bun" in Taiwanese — about a month ago from the Palmdale Animal Control Center.
The situation was especially concerning considering Hsu's kids would have usually been playing outside at that time of day.
"It's very frightening of course. We didn't expect this confrontation," he said. “I have small children. They play in the backyard every day in the afternoon.”
Following its confrontation with Ba Bao, video footage shows bear hopping over a fence and knocking over trash cans in the area before heading into a cluster of trees behind a home where officials lost sight of the animal.
Another resident, Mike Tavakkoli, said at one point the bear ventured into his garage, emptying his fridge and leaving belongings in a state of disarray.
“They broke into the garage," Tavakkoli said. "They went into the refrigerator and ate all the food and made a mess out of the garage.”
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department patrol vehicle pulled up in the area of nearby Spring Point Drive just after 3:30 p.m.
Deputies appeared to have left the area by the time the bear reappeared on a patio wall in the neighborhood around 3:50 p.m.
Video from Sky5 showed three people in the area walk near the bear and begin taking pictures of the animal as it sat under a tree.
No details from authorities were immediately available.
Bradbury is a gated city in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
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It is not to the victor who goes the spoils but he who commands the high ground.
Where the hell is Bradbury???
So the Chinese guy named his new dog "meat bun". Maybe the dog found out the English translation of the name and figured there were worse fates than tangling with a bear.
They are fortunate that only black bears...relatively mild mannered fellows...live in the San Gabriels. A brown bear would be something else entirely...and they might be in need of a new dog.
Northeast of L.A. in the foothills of the San Gabriels.
It sure would be nice if posters at least put the state abbreviations in the headline, wouldn't it?
BUT, in this case, the article does have a few clues. But, I have to admit, they are cleverly hidden in the text:
Now, I admit, it MIGHT be hard to piece together the local. ;>)
10 miles east of Pasadena, California. I have seen Bears in there myself a few times over the years
It is in the story:
" in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. "
By the way - it is a gated community. So the bear must have had someone on the inside to hit the buzzer.
Or maybe the bear stole and entry card or knows the key code?
The bear is an undocumented visitor who smashed through the border (pool) fence. The area is likely a sanctuary city so he can break all the laws he wishes and trespass at will without fear of prosecution.
Meat Bun?
OMG - I’m laughing. Guy names his dog ‘Meat bun’ - who gets in a fight with a bear...
I don’t care who you are - that’s funny right there!
Stop it - you’re killing me!
Really - is Meat Bun like Man Bun only for a dog that belongs to a Chinese family?
It’s near Duarte.
[[Where the hell is Bradbury???]]
Right next to the Cadbury store
Ba Bao meets Xiong Mao
Did animal control ever show?
Bump
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