Are bears normal where you are? I grew up in Kent. Think I’d make a potty spot for my doggie near the house.
I grew up on Squak Mtn, and lived on Tiger Mtn for a while, and now I am on Cougar Mtn. Yes, bears are normal here, even in Kent. You just see them a bit more when you are not in the city. (That said, when I lived in Issaquah I watched one ransack the garbage one day). When on Tiger Mtn, one of them sat on Wife Number 2’s VW bug and did a number 2 off the back of it.