Woman saves small dog ‘Fudge’ by punching bear in face

Boston Herald ^ | August 31, 2011

[SJackson]

JUNEAU, Alaska — Black bears in residential neighborhoods aren’t exactly unheard of in Juneau. While many people stay inside when bears are about, one local woman says she had a different instinct when she saw her dog was in trouble.

It started out as a typical evening for 22-year-old Brooke Collins. She let her dogs out as usual but this time, she said there was a black bear outside who took hold of her dachshund Fudge. She said she feared for her pet’s life and, in an instant, ran over and punched the bear right in the face to make it let go.

"It was all so fast. All I could think about was my dog was going to die," said Collins.

"It was a stupid thing but I couldn’t help it," she said. "I know you’re not supposed to do that but I didn’t want my dog to be killed."

[SJackson]

If you’d like to be on or off this Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me. And ping me is you see articles of interest.

So much for the long discussion about the appropriate firearm, just smack the bear in the chops.

[SJackson]

Thanks to cracker45 for the article

[Revolting cat!]

This Brooke Collins?

[Revolting cat!]

Or this Brooke Collins?

[cripplecreek]

With the way my dog has decided to hunt frogs at the source, I think its probably a good thing we don't have gators around here.

[BerryDingle]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2771656/posts

[Revolting cat!]

Not THIS Brooke Collins?
(That's a man, baby!)

[Darksheare]

“MY mom punches bears in the face!” her children are going to be so impressed.
She’s never going to live it down.

[Darksheare]

I may have just found the September Undead Thread.
With your permission of course.
It’s silly enough, it’s serious enough, it may be worth us highlighting for the month?

[mamelukesabre]

that was almost a darwin moment

[expat1000]

[kanawa]

Cool!

[expat1000]

Looks something like my dog.

[Revolting cat!]

It’s the hair that scared off the bear!

[Envisioning]

JUNEAU, Alaska

Gotta love those Alaskan girls! (((ping)))

[fnord]

do we even want to know what small dog fudge is ?
or why anyone would be saving it ?

[Revolting cat!]

What was the bear doing in the woods anyway?

[razorback-bert]

Booking Marking

[Salamander]

*ping*

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