In one of two attacks, man wrestles bear off his beloved little dog outside N. Minnesota home

Minneapolis (Red) Star Tribune ^ | December 20, 2017 | Paul Walsh

[PeteePie]

In a rapid-fire drama Davy Crockett would be proud to regale, a 68-year-old man living deep in Minnesota's northwoods wrestled an angry bear off his little dog.

Bill Vagts and Darla, his 30-pound Corgi, survived their bite wounds from the bear, which then lumbered down the road near McDougal Lake and attacked two other men Tuesday morning

[Cowgirl]

Met Heimo and Edna at Fred Meyers the other day. He was really nice.

[gnarledmaw]

If it was still awake and running around in Northern Minnesota this time of year then there was almost certainly something wrong with it I would think.

[jjotto]

Bears in northern Minnesota will wake up and move around a bit on warmer winter days. Dogs will stir them up. And they will den up in winter closer to buildings than most believe.

[null and void]

“You need to balance what’s important to you.”

I think he did, officer.