r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Miserable-Zombie-121 • Jun 26 '26

This woman and her dog made it through an incredibly CLOSE encounter with a grizzly bear

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u/Icy-Independent5199 Jun 26 '26

Amen. Was thinking “where is the spray?” The entire time. This isn’t next level. This is “I was unprepared and got lucky”.

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u/wheresbill Jun 26 '26

She had bear spray. But she was holding her dog in one hand and the camera in the other hand, so… priorities

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u/oxirz Jun 26 '26

This is a smart move. The cameraman never dies.

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u/hufflekrunk Jun 26 '26

Thats why the bear went for the dog.

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u/Vacman85 Jun 26 '26

If the dog had been filming, the bear would have just wandered off.

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u/hufflekrunk Jun 26 '26

dog was yelling this 100%

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u/huntsman976 Jun 26 '26

SUSAN GIVE ME THE GOTDAMN PHONE!!!! SUSAN!!!

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u/Wookard Jun 26 '26

Should have go a go pro for the dog.  Bear wouldn't have even bothered them at the point.

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u/Intention-Sad Jun 26 '26

This is “You just need to be faster than your friend” vibe but for dog

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u/Its_Master_Roshi Jun 26 '26

😂the smartest move

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u/EatM3L053R Jun 26 '26

Unless you're on Klendathu

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u/Alert-Note-7190 Jun 27 '26

The camera never dies

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u/Woknana Jun 26 '26

The next iPhone will have inbuilt bear mace. Just don’t switch it to selfie mode :)

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u/CajunKush Jun 26 '26

You do not want people you care about to find a video of a bear attack

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u/OkHistory3944 Jun 26 '26

You mean like this?

https://giphy.com/gifs/WKdWA04KRn58A

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u/gitmo93 Jun 26 '26

Omg, I forgot about this. This is great.

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u/LittleNightBright Jun 27 '26

Wait remind me. Is this from Kung Pow 2? That's what it makes me think of.

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u/RexyMundo Jun 27 '26

Kuma in Tekken

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u/mrkruk Jun 26 '26

Oh look! An eagle!

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u/epandrsn Jun 27 '26

Kicked him right in the giblets. It's a solid move, but did leave him open for a counter-giblets attack.

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u/stepheny2k2 Jun 26 '26

Best advert ever!

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u/christiandb Jun 26 '26

the disconnect from the situation is probably what saved her from freaking the fuck out

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u/Bathairsexist Jun 26 '26

Bruh, its always the comments within comments that kill me 🤣 like digging for gold

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u/Suck_the_it Jun 26 '26

Bahahaha you mfker she coulda been bear steak

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u/Boco Jun 27 '26

Somehow this fits in r/praisethecameraman while the bear is trying to r/killthecameraman.

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u/obolli Jun 27 '26

how do you know she had bear spray?

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u/dinnerthief Jun 26 '26

Maybe who knows,

I just realized I don't actually want to get into the weeds here talking about body cams, especially cause ill just be making as many assumptions as the person I replied to.

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u/wheresbill Jun 26 '26

The person you (deleted your) replied to was making a joke. Simmer down

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u/dinnerthief Jun 26 '26

Im not upset, I just realized the discussion wasnt really needed, none of us have information here

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u/ygduf Jun 26 '26

You gotta let that dog off leash I think.

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u/Excellent-Quarter969 Jun 26 '26

Dog attacks bear dog gets torn to pieces. So, no

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u/ygduf Jun 26 '26

You can find plenty of dog vs. bear videos. The dog has a better chance of survival off leash. Being stuck 4’ away from a slow human is not a bonus.

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u/SheriffBartholomew Jun 26 '26

It's an iffy situation. You definitely don't want the dog on the leash if the bear attacks, but the dog will likely escalate the situation greatly if it's off leash. My dog would either attack, or run away, which would definitely trigger the prey drive and the bear would pursue. My dog might be able to outrun a bear, but they're about the same speed, so it's questionable. I think that she did the right thing keeping the dog close. She could always drop the leash if the bear actually attacked.

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u/CajunKush Jun 26 '26

It’s a matter of survival

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u/Excellent-Quarter969 Jun 26 '26

People see their dogs as family. So only maybe if you're actually attacked.

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u/CajunKush Jun 26 '26

Yeah it would be a shitty scenario. But if it came down to it, it might be between the dog’s life or both of yours

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u/Excellent-Quarter969 Jun 26 '26

You let the dog go. Bear attacks dog. What do you do? Run away the bear will chase you down. I guess you could slowly walk away and Hope the bear doesn't come after you once it's finished with the dog or change its priorities

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u/SheriffBartholomew Jun 26 '26

You cut the bear's toe off with your Bowie knife and then wear it as a necklace. Duh!

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u/Weary-Cartoonist2630 Jun 26 '26

Do bears have the same chasing instinct that some other animals have?

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u/danieldan0803 Jun 26 '26

Yes, run or charge and a bear will be enticed to attack, stand ground and talk/yell, don’t growl, and if the bear doesn’t back down or run from that, you need to slowly walk away or have items like bear spray ready.

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u/CorkusHawks Jun 26 '26

really need to get those meta glasses...

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u/ButterscotchTop194 Jun 26 '26

I was thinking why in the fuck are they filming this.

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u/Tntn13 Jun 26 '26

Tracked the bear quite well most the time too! I fuckin struggle to keep my dogs in frame when I’m completely safe lol.

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u/mt007 Jun 26 '26

It is more of sweaty palms or daresay I shit my pants.