Posted on 08/31/2011 5:30:58 PM PDT by SJackson
JUNEAU, Alaska — Black bears in residential neighborhoods aren’t exactly unheard of in Juneau. While many people stay inside when bears are about, one local woman says she had a different instinct when she saw her dog was in trouble.
It started out as a typical evening for 22-year-old Brooke Collins. She let her dogs out as usual but this time, she said there was a black bear outside who took hold of her dachshund Fudge. She said she feared for her pet’s life and, in an instant, ran over and punched the bear right in the face to make it let go.
"It was all so fast. All I could think about was my dog was going to die," said Collins.
"It was a stupid thing but I couldn’t help it," she said. "I know you’re not supposed to do that but I didn’t want my dog to be killed."
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Silly, but still gave me a chuckle!
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Thank you, but why did it take 45 minutes on FR?!
One of my closest friends tells me that when he was in Yellowstone in 1937, a black bear walked up to them, stood on its hind legs - and was slugged on the snout by his father.
Mr. Bruin beat feet across the meadow.
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Fist...Of...Death
HILARIOUS! Dilbert comics were great!
Polishing Obama’s jobs speech for next week.
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