Six-pound Dog Chases Bear out of N.J. Home

If you’ve ever wondered just how big a dog’s heart can be, check out the story of Joe, the little Yorkshire Terrier, who stood up to a 100-pound black bear that walked right through the front door. Joe’s owner, Deborah Epstein, was recovering from a car accident earlier in the week and was home along with her best friend, Joe. She accidentally left the front door open, which a local black bear took as an invitation. But Joe would have none of that.

Epstein said she heard her dog start barking like crazy and then returned to find a bear inside.

“He barks when anybody comes, but this one sounded a little more furious than usual,” she said.

The bear reportedly went toward the dog’s food bowl, but Joe started attacking the bear and eventually chased the animal out the door.

“I saved him from the pound, and he saved me from a bear,” Epstein said, according to CBS New York. “We’re even.”

~ CBS News

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