[LibWhacker]

And dogs. Lots of dogs. Like 'ole Marcus Aurelius, here:

[old school]

Presa Canario? Karelian Bear Dogs don't back-down. They give you time to drop the hammer!

[Husker24]

Is that Cujo?

[eddie willers]

YIKES!

I think I'd rather face the bear.

[kms61]

Very bad idea in bear country. It's specifically listed as a big no-no in the literature on dealing with bears. Noise/smell attracts bear, dog runs back to human, bear follows dog.

[kitchen]

OK, these are Kamchutkas, but I don't think most people, especially city folk, have any idea about the relative size of a grizzly or brown bear. The taxidermist standing in the display is about 5'6" or a bit bigger.