Posted on 05/25/2007 8:12:58 PM PDT by skeptoid
A bicycle rider says his golden retriever distracted a charging grizzly bear long enough to let him escape. It was the second time the dog has played hero.Kiska, a 6-year-old male dog, distracted the bear by barking, allowing his owner, Todd Fitzgerald, 46, to run to a nearby home.
"If my dog had not tied up that bear for the few seconds, I don't know what would have happened," said Fitzgerald. "I think the dog saved my life."
(Excerpt) Read more at juneauempire.com ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
,i> Dog hero: Todd Fitzgerald points to where he saw a grizzly bear last Sunday near
his house in Fairbanks. Fitzgerald credits his dog Kiska with distracting the bear
while he got away.
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Dog saves bike rider from grizzly
. ...and the link IS good
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