Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network
A tiny dog is being credited for saving the life of a 51-year-old woman who was attacked by a bear earlier this week.
The canine hero in question is a Chihuahua-mix who is coincidentally also named Bear.
His owner, Melinda LeBarron, had been taking the pup for an evening walk through the rural town of Muncy, Pennsylvania when the dog started to bark.
She looked around for the source of Bear’s distress – and then she suddenly found herself being slammed to the ground.A black bear had seized a hold of LeBarron and started to drag her off of the road. As she was being pulled into the woods, LeBarron defended herself by repeatedly punching the bear. Bear the dog chased after his owner and tried to help her escape by biting the predator.
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LeBarron eventually went limp in hopes of deterring the bear from continuing its attack – which it did. It then turned on the dog, which gave LeBarron a sufficient amount of time to crawl into a bush.
As Bear bravely defended itself against the attacker, LeBarron threw a stick into the woods to distract the bear. Thankfully, the bear…
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