Video shows 17-year-old San Gabriel Valley girl shoving away bear to save her dogs

KTLA ^ | June 1, 2021

[MHGinTN]

Have pity, put out water for them down on the ground level.

[McGruff]

Bear was just protecting her cubs just like she was protecting her dogs.

[kanawa]

Wow! Thanks for the ping. She saw an opening and took it.

[piasa]

This is a common Black Bear with fur that just happens to be colored brown, in other words, a Brown Phase Black Bear. Sometimes there are white-furred Black Bears, those are called “spirit bears.”

It is not a Brown Bear.

[GOPJ]

She lucked out...

[eyedigress]

She did “Luck Out” but the distraction provided by those dogs let it happen.

Her Fight or Flight attitude was very impressive.

[PLMerite]

“I beleive it was a brown phase black bear”

That’s some kind of tranny-bear but I can’t figure out which.

[Captain Compassion]

She didn’t hesitate one bit. Bravo.

[Bob434]

it identified as a grizzly though

[NachOsten]

When I worked, years ago, in Lake Louise, AB, the rangers used choppers to bring local road kill to higher elevations, so the grizzlies would have enough food to stay up there with their cubs.

Lots of them got killed on railroad tracks looking for grab.

[rmlew]

The species "brown bear" doesn't exist in California. If it had been a brown bear, she probably wouldn't be alive.
Brown Bears lived in California until about a century ago. The Californian Republic was known colloquially as the Bear Flag Republic, when it seceded form Mexico. And there is an Ursus arctos californicus on the state flag of California.

[Paul R.]

There was no time for that: The bear already had hold of one of the small dogs (”Alexandria”, time = 00:54). Plus, I’m not sure the girl wielding a shovel could knock the bear off the wall. It might just enrage the bear.

A 5 round 12 ga. pump shotgun with some of these rounds would be a good bet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwKHXtH0U90

Lacking that, or similar,), it was “Fortune favors the bold”. (And quick.) At least this time.

[Chgogal]

She acted fast and decisively. She shocked the bear leaving her enough time to get her dogs to safety. It took you more time to type your comment than it took her to save her dogs. Think about that!

[5th MEB]

NO; that was a standard California Black Bear, just in a brown phase usually in spring or early summer.

If that was an actual BROWN BEAR, AKA a GRIZZ that girls dogs and the girl would have been turned into hamburger.

You can tell by the size, that mama san was no more than about 150 pounds, a GRIZZ, AKA Brown Bear would have weighed in at about 300 to 400 pounds, and that would have been just medium.

[wardaddy]

Adorable all around glad ended ok

Cute Cubs and cinnamon mom

Cute as hell reporter....

And cute girl

Cute and foolishly brave little dogs....crazy

Not guiltys all around

Do not try this at home folks...lol

Happy ending could have been a bloody mess

Is this like around 40 miles east of say Pasadena ?

[maddog55]

There’s plenty of water around. I’m up in the mountains and fairly remote. The bears are a minor issue and usually take off when they see us, I’m more concerned with the hogs so we always carry outside when walking around.

[Fiji Hill]

Brown Bears lived in California until about a century ago.

Lebec, a town located just north of Tejon Pass, about 80 miles north of Los Angeles, is named for Peter Lebec, a trapper who was killed by one of those bears in 1837.

[Fiji Hill]

Is this like around 40 miles east of say Pasadena ?

About 10 miles east of Pasadena.

[brownsfan]

“Are you always afraid weak dumb and stupid?”

You shouldn’t insult your betters. I’ve found that those who are most aggressive on the internet are impotent losers. You fit the classic profile, congrats.

[BitWielder1]

I for one am glad there are brave people who can remind the bears who the real apex predators are on this planet.
And that the young woman is OK.
We humans may not have claws and jaws but can be every bit as fierce as a mama bear.