When 17-year-old Hailey Morinico saw a bear in her backyard going after her dogs, she didn't even flinch.
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#bearencounter #dogs #dogrescue
It’s a miracle the bear didn’t pull her down with it
One less fool
It was unbalanced and falling off the ledge. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 but aight kid.
The bear didn’t care
The bear up there didn’t seem to have a pair, which is rare. I didn’t really want to stare, but to be fair, they were covered in hair, which probably makes them hard to share.
@Seth Walsh ?!? 🤣🤣🤣
The little dog almost became mama Bear’s dinner if it wasn’t for the quick action of the brave young girl.
No I don’t think so the bear was planning on eating, if u notice it was rather back to following the cubs rather than fight more with the dogs. It was just protecting the cubs
@Penélope Pe omg that’s what she said. Before you saying things in anger, read carefully.
@Yazdonsmom Dogs can bark from inside…..and I don’t know if there is a doggy door or the door was opened…. neverthless keeping sn opened door is dangerous and a crazy thing Americans seem to do. I know it’s nice for dogs to be able to go outside…but with a short wall like that, it’s not protective but risky..
@Penélope Pe Uh, that is exactly what I was saying. Their instincts trump any reasoning skills they may have, all they know is fight or flight. Our dog is very territorial and also doesn’t seem to realize he is small, he sells woof tickets to all-comers, large and small!
Thanks for the big red circle, I never would have noticed the bear otherwise….
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😆😂😆😂😆😂this comment floored me!
@LochNessaMonster silly rabbit 😆😆😆
@Miss Angie Nicole 1st thing I thought too! Lolol
LOL!!!
Bear’s lucky she didn’t have a knife! LOL
Crazy, but mad respect…she saw that opening and went for it! knocked the bear off balance just enough to make it think twice about the encounter…
Of course, had one of the cubs fallen onto the patio, this whole thing would’ve gone down a more tragic way, I’d wager….
I agree with you!👍 it definitely would have been a tragedy ✅ …
yeah, the cubs went off on the wall……and mom followed. She got the message. Between all these barking dogs and the pushy woman, she may decide to ignore that house with the tempting swimming pool.
How do you know the bear didn’t have a knife? : )
Because the bear had Cubs it was more Concerned about her babies. But if we didn’t have cubs were from her dogs would’ve been nice dinner
She didn’t want anything unbearable to happen to the puppies
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Good one
A bear with cubs — this could’ve been a modern day The Revenant.
Legit that bear was shook. I bet NOTHING has ever ran at it like that…
@Michael Schooley How dare you say it didnt scratch the surface!!!!!! I j’accuse!!!!
The Revenant… already is modern day.
@Gabriel Self i mean the orig was 1971
A woman with her kids is as scary as a bear with her Cubs.
Savage AF. I know mothers that wouldn’t do that for their children…🤦🏾♂️
@pls don’t ban me again you libtards Of course it is! She protected what is important for her. If it’s not important to you it’s your problem not hers.
That’s why it was stupid. There’s really something wrong with a person who would risk their lives for a dog but wouldn’t do the same for a human yet many of you see nothing wrong with that. Smdh.
Yea, those are the ones that just let their kids drown in the backyard pool. Monkey brain mama’s.
Lol I remember a vicious pit bull ran up to my daughter when she was 2, I damn near broke my leg running & grabbing that dog off. Funny thing is I don’t even remember thinking about it
@Penélope Pe I don’t think you understand, that wasnt an informed rational decision. She didn’t consider the consequences and only acted on emotions. If she had her face torn off or killed like many other people have had, shed regret her decision.
Neighborhoods need wildlife corridors to allow wildlife to pass through without confrontation with pets or people.
This is what’s happening right now in Yunnan, China. 15 Asian elephants (w/ two babies) have trekked 500km into urban Kunming City from near Myanmar natural forests as they migrate northward in search for food/water. Along the way people are helping them despite the damages caused. Experts are hoping to gently without tranquilizers lead them back home eventually.
Yea corridors that pass right by your garbage cans.
@Diane Taylor they don’t know what a yard or house means..they see food…see some other animals (humans) and go about their mission…no ulterior motives…simple creatures
@Tyler Dawn Rosenquist they don’t know what a house means..they see food…see some other animals (humans) and go about their mission…no ulterior motives…simple creatures.. everything is just space.
@tropicthndr Compromise & challenging, yes. You have to pick a solution: (1) extinction [current trend] (2) separate land for human animals and wild animals [challenge: unsolvable rising human population – China just bumped max. children to 3 {they are preparing for war is primarily the reason}] (3) live in conjunction [corridor solution] 🤔
I would never fight a mother bear…..Everrrrrrrrr lmao
So much for don’t poke the bear! Just shove it 😂🤣
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lol
Rule number 2: Don’t mess with a mama bear and her cubs.
Rule number 1: Don’t mess with a dog mama’s dogs.
Imagine just shoving a bear off a wall, Jesus this is lowkey badass
@TheAnnoyingBoss just a wiw black bear
@Aylbdr Madison just a wiw black bear
It’s so trendy to say “low key” that idiots use it when it’s clearly not even appropriate.
Imagine if the bear comes back with his homies
I wish all parents cared about their kids this much !!!
“Who let the dogs out?
Who, who, who, who, who?” 🎶🎵
The bear was more confused than mad. “What the heck was that?”
Exactly. Mama bear looking for fruit trees, perhaps. I
m impressed by how well her cubs did. They booked so fast.
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Like seriously dear the bear whose so confused
2 girls protecting their own – momma bear got excited about the dogs and teenager protecting her dogs – that was raw nature – no one wrong
Well said.
The bear was just as scared as she was lol. Probably a young mother. Glad everyone is ok
Her: So there was this bear attacking my dogs standing on a gate so i ran up to it and pushed it off. Grabbed my dogs and the bear was helpless from me protecting my babies.
Anyone: … .. . Sure.
Us: No F***ing way… .. .
In a moment of panic vs protection, the scene is taken in with all aspects of the situation. That girl is brave and has some skill. She determined the bears weakness and acted upon it to give her time to get her dogs to safety. Two mothers, one victor. And yes she was lucky that she kept the mother bear from going to ground in her yard. But not all situations are the same, so be very careful.
Not many people can say they put their hands on a momma bear and lived, let alone shove one off a wall.
Amen to that! lol I’m proud of her, though.