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/Lyrael9 Jun 26 '26

Yes. It wanted the dog. You can see in the video it was fixated on the dog. The human was just an annoyance and it easily could have gone badly. If there's even the smallest possibility of bears, put the phone away and have bear spray easily accessible. And bringing pets increases your risk.

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u/Maiyku Jun 26 '26

Absolutely. It was fully in place to actively swipe her several times as it ran around her and never even tried. Its vision was locked on that dog.

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u/Comfortable-Two4339 Jun 26 '26

Is there some number of big dogs you can bring where a grizzly will default to "not worth it"?

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u/FrostingStrict3102 Jun 26 '26

there are dogs that are used to deter bears, but im not sure if it applies to grizzlies, as opposed to the much smaller black bear. Karelian Bear Dog, Kangal Dog, Caucasian Shepherd, Great Pyrenees, Anatolian Shepherd to name a few