2019年5月20日 · "They can be a hunting dog or a cow dog, and they can take care of the kids for you," Swanson says. These wire-haired black and copper-red dogs weigh about 60 to 70 pounds. Despite their small size, these Airedales are able to take-on adult grizzly bears.

2023年8月4日 · Karelian bear dogs, or KBDs as enthusiasts call them, are bred mainly to protect people from bears and other wild critters. And they aren’t for everyone, breeder Jenna Bourgeois told Cowboy State Daily.

2020年4月18日 · Excerpted from Reducing Conflict with Grizzly Bears, Wolves and Elk: A Western Landowners’ Guide. Greg Hertel has used Airedale terriers for several years to protect himself, family and staff from grizzly bears by keeping them away from livestock and buildings around their Cody, Wyoming ranch.

2024年6月27日 · Think your trusty dog is no match for a ferocious grizzly bear? Turns out the simple presence of a livestock guardian dog can reduce visits from grizzly bears by 87.8 percent, according to a...

The Karelian Bear Dog (Finnish: Karjalankarhukoira [ˈkɑrjɑlɑnˌkɑrhuˌkoi̯rɑ]) is a Finnish breed of dog. In its home country, it is seen by many as a national treasure. Karelian Bear Dogs will hunt a variety of animals.

2023年8月19日 · With the help of Karelian bear dogs, Carrie Hunt has been training grizzlies to stay out of trouble for nearly 30 years. “We’re trying to teach the bear, ‘This is ours, you can’t be here,’” she told Cowboy State Daily during a telephone interview from her home in Florence, Montana, south of Missoula.

2017年9月25日 · By using “bear shepherding”—driving troublesome ursines off with dogs—she aimed to improve human safety while reducing bear deaths.

Rather than intimidating squirrels and cats, Karelian bear dogs keep bears—yes, as in brown, black, and grizzly—on their toes. Read on to learn more about these brave, skilled dogs and the people who train them.

2022年12月10日 · No, a dog cannot scare a grizzly bear. Grizzly bears are one of those animals that cannot be cowed, bullied, or swayed by a dog with aggression . These types of canines can scare-off any other animals, but not a grizzly bear.

This article explains why it is never a good idea to go hiking or camping in "grizzly bear country," such as Glacier National Park or Yellowstone National Park. Where grizzly bear populations are high, the odds of a dog/bear encounter are high - and the results usually aren't good for anyone.