[Ikeon]

I'd say she loved her dog enough to forget she's dealing with an apex predator until reality kicked in. There is a bear saying " if its black you must attack, if its brown lay on the ground, and if its white kiss your a$$ good night.

iow, black bears arent normally aggressive, ( Mama bears excluded) brown bears will hopefully just sniff you before they eat you, and polar bears, well, You are 99% on the menu.

[Ikeon]

And never try and feed a grizzly a marshmallow you are holding in your mouth. - a nod to SNL