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North Carolina woman says dog died protecting family from bear that broke into home
FoxNews.com ^ | Sept 3, 2018 | AP

Posted on 09/03/2018 2:50:54 PM PDT by ETL

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) -- A woman says her dog has died after warding off a bear that broke into her family's North Carolina home.

WRAL reported Saturday that the incident occurred in Black Mountain, a town outside Asheville in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Tiffany Merrill said she thought she was going to die when the bear broke in. She yelled to her children to shut their doors.

Her dog Pickles quickly appeared. Merrill said the five-pound dog "started barking and got the bear's attention and got the bear outside and he saved my life."

Merrill said she couldn't save her dog's life. She said she "wanted to go out there and jump on the back of the bear and save my dog."

She now finds herself grieving. She said Pickles "was always with me."

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: attack; bear; bearattack; bearattacks; blackbear; blackbearattack; northcarolina
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To: yarddog

We had bears at Grandfather mountain.....a lot

And I’ve seen bears on the island at Grayton Beach off 30A

We even have bear sightings in Williamson county TN near Franklin


41 posted on 09/03/2018 4:32:00 PM PDT by wardaddy (Wake up and quit aping opinions you think will make you popular here)
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To: wardaddy

Grandfather Mountain.

That brings back memories. I used to compete in the highland games there. My Mother’s family, Clan McPhee, actually it should be Clan McDuffie as that is the original name, would always welcome me into their tent. I could hear them cheering as I ran by.


42 posted on 09/03/2018 4:35:06 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: wardaddy

Bears were reported on the Greenway trail in Kingsport recently


43 posted on 09/03/2018 4:36:33 PM PDT by bert ((KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Muller..... conspiracy to over throw the government)
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To: wardaddy

Bears were reported on the Greenway trail in Kingsport recently


44 posted on 09/03/2018 4:36:40 PM PDT by bert ((KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Muller..... conspiracy to over throw the government)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Little dogs don’t know they’re little.

Neither do .357s.

Great dog. Sorry the owner couldn't deal adequately with the threat.

45 posted on 09/03/2018 4:39:32 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: Boomer
They do and if for some reason they don't go to our heaven; I want to go to theirs (as someone once said).

I have many 4 legged friends waiting for me.

46 posted on 09/03/2018 4:42:28 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Maybe he’s really a “Messerschmitthund”?

Or a messerschmutt.

47 posted on 09/03/2018 4:45:42 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Dogs don’t know they are not people either.


48 posted on 09/03/2018 4:53:58 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ("The MSM is the enemy of the American people"...Democrat Pat Caddell)
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To: wardaddy

They were full sized males. A bit larger than most doxxies. And worked well together.


49 posted on 09/03/2018 6:06:00 PM PDT by Texas resident (Democrats=Enemy of People of The United States of America)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

If that isn’t true there is no heaven for anyone. I look forward to seeing my 7 dogs again 1 mutt and 6 German Shorthairs....all special to me in their own unique way!


50 posted on 09/03/2018 6:14:18 PM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry Bear formily known as Ursus Arctos Horrilibis (or U.A. Californicus))
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To: yarddog

A highland clan Cockburn here though the Scot’s say Co’burn and Americans write it as Coburn....Old American linage from New York that settled Colorado just post the Civil War...There used to be a Colburn, Colorado zip code.


51 posted on 09/03/2018 6:23:28 PM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry Bear formily known as Ursus Arctos Horrilibis (or U.A. Californicus))
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To: RoosterRedux

Dog is God spelled backwards.....’nuff said!


52 posted on 09/03/2018 6:27:09 PM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry Bear formily known as Ursus Arctos Horrilibis (or U.A. Californicus))
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To: Forty-Niner

The McDuffies came from the island of Colonsay in the Hebrides. It is considered part of the Highlands. The Clan history goes all the way back to the McAlpins.


53 posted on 09/03/2018 6:28:16 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: yarddog

Neat! Grandma married an Englishman on his way through the USA completing a world tour after finishing college in England. (late 1800’s)

Fell in love, immigrated, and moved to California with her in tow. Catholic 8 kids.....They are the Navy side of the Family. The other side is all Marine.


54 posted on 09/03/2018 6:40:49 PM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry Bear formily known as Ursus Arctos Horrilibis (or U.A. Californicus))
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To: RoosterRedux

Dad always joked his Idaho bride (1947) was part Blackfoot. I’ve found no family history to support that, but I’m always wondering about that family inside joke. They are all gone now, so I’m probably going to wonder til eternity.


55 posted on 09/03/2018 6:55:51 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Boomer

“The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s.”

One of many Twain quotes about dogs. Many are from the lecture circuit, so there are several permutations.
My personal favorite:

“If you take in a poor sick starving dog, feed him, heal him, and help him prosper he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.”


56 posted on 09/03/2018 6:59:52 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (A gentleman arms himself for the protection of others.)
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To: Texas resident

I believe I read dachshunds were a breed developed to pull badgers out of there dens. Bobcats are no match for two buzz saws like that. IMO


57 posted on 09/03/2018 8:14:57 PM PDT by Equine1952 (Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought.)
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To: Boomer

Yeah, the Twilight Zone was great. Damn shame what has happened to television and so many other aspects of our once great culture.


58 posted on 09/04/2018 4:59:24 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Little dogs don’t know they’re little.

I think their small size is the main reason their especially aggressive. Imagine seeing the world from their vantage point, several inches off the ground. Must be terrifying. They need to compensate for their small physical size somehow, if even as a bluff.

59 posted on 09/04/2018 5:07:58 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: ETL

BLACK bears are USUALLY not aggressive except when they feel cornered or they have young near by.
Actually, i have been attacked by about a half a dozen dogs but no bears so far.


60 posted on 09/04/2018 5:19:33 AM PDT by Leep
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