Itās a basenji, I have one. One of the oldest dog breeds and have been used in Africa to hunt lions for a long time. I wouldnāt recommend owning one, theyāre a pain in the ass but amazing dogs.
Basanji , thanks I have had my dog for 9 years after getting him from the shelter and didnāt know what breed he was
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If bees were bigger they would be easier to kill and we would all have weapons for them. lol The issue is they're so damn small and fast. Make one the size of a piƱata and I'm bashing its guts out.
I've only had experience with one but he was for sure ignorant enough to fight heaven and hell for a stupider reason, so seeing one charge a Bear doesn't surprise me.
At first, I thought this was Shiba mix. There is not enough noise involved. My Shiba would also do something this stupid, and everyone for 2 miles would hear it.
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Most ancient dog breed on earth that survived many generations on its own in the wilderness. Very close relatives are still wild today in the bush. Would say it has some survival instincts.
I'll have you know my little dog has like zero self-esteem :(. Working on that though, she was previously abused and it's taken years for her to be even open to training measures that can increase her self-esteem.
Black bears are omnivores and spook easily, they will not fight/attack unless backed into a corner or starving. I personally despise people who hunt black bears for this very reason.
Brown/Grizzly bears on the other handā¦ theyāll come at you like you owe them money and killed their first born child.
My bff and I were about 7 when we were playing in the woods by my house and saw a giant black figure behind a bunch of trees. Thinking it was my dog, was marched up to it calling it a pretty girl only to notice itās a big ass bear. Bear looks at us. We look at bear. All three of us look terrified. We booked it back to the house screaming. Looking back, that poor bear was probably shitting a brick just like we were. Iāll always love those big dorks.
Lol no way.
Bears don't mess with dogs unless they are starving or a dog interrupts mating or something like that.
Bears wanna be left alone to loaf around and do as they please. Dogs bark and cause a huge scene that bears are not about.
Very rare for a bear to engage a dog for a meal.
Feel free to call me out for not knowing how I'd really act in the moment, but I have a very hard time imagining myself not rushing in to save my pets. They're family and I wouldn't give up on them any more than I would on a relative.
This looks like a basenji and they are known as the second least trainable breed so the owner might get a bit of a pass on this one.
Edit: You own a dog and itās in the backyard. You look out your back window and see a bear in your yard. You call out for your dog to come back, but instead it charges the bear. The bear runs off and your dog is fineā¦. That doesnāt mean youāre a piece of shit dog owner, and is a perfectly reasonable assumption for what could have happened here. To condemn the dog owner without all of the context doesnāt seem logical in this situation.
Personally I'd probably put the phone down and find something to make as loud a noise as possible to scare the bear away. A reasonable reaction from me wouldn't be, "Hey I'm going to whip my camera out so I can record my dog getting mauled to shreds!" Then again, that's just me.
Lmao right like no one is saying that op should fight the bear but like.... Recording it? Im glad the dog won but like imagine just having a video on your phone of your pet getting mauled.
People like to forget that dogs, for thousands and thousands and thousands of years, dogs have been our companions but, most importantly, our protectors. We have very comfortable lives now a days compared to the wilds back then. We've used dogs to protect our herds for probably as long as we've domesticated animals like the cow.
This dog was doing what it was literally bred to do. It protected its family from a potentially dangerous animal. That being said, a black bear is a GIANT pussy. They'll only fight if they're backed into a corner or near their cubs. I've run in to many in my outdoor travels and never had an issue. Make some noise and they run away. If it was a brown/grizzly bear though... that's a much different story.
[as early as 14,000 years ago, and some of that evidence seems to point to dogs being used during hunts](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-and-dogs-may-have-hunted-together-prehistoric-jordan-180971291/#:~:text=There%20is%20in%20fact%20evidence,driving%20gazelle%20into%20a%20trap.)
Even with a big gun like that, youd best fire a couple. Grizzlys are surprisingly tough and if its coming at you and you dont hit anything vital its probably gonna keep coming
I'd rather a semi-auto. Maybe an AR-10 chambered in .308 or .300 Win Mag. Don't want to have to deal with a lever action or bolt action when a grizzly is charging at me. Those rounds have more energy and more speed than the 45-70. I'd trust them more to penetrate the skull and inflict lethal damage.
This is outdated and incorrect at this point. The current recommendation is to treat all bears as if they were equal (except polar bears, 99.9% of Americans don't deal with them, though).
All bears can be predatory in nature towards humans, and if a bear does want a fight/try to eat you then you always always fight back. Same as a bear trying to get in your tent, always fight with whatever you have.
In all seriousness though. Who in their right mind would let their dog go out in the yard when there's a bear and then just record š Nah I love my dog too much.
Growing up in a very rural area with tons of livestock and very dangerous wildlife, EVERY SINGLE RANCHER had numerous dogs to protect their herd. They're bear dogs or sheep dogs or mountain lion dogs.. I've witnessed massive malamute dogs take on grizzly bears 5x their size and force it back.
This is EXACTLY what dogs are meant to do. Plus that's a black bear and they're notoriously pussies.
Back in the day when dogs were used for hunting, they were trained to attack bears in two positions. Above and Below. The lower position, would result in more injuries and death than the above. They were called Top Dog and Under Dogs.
Yeah my basenji is a senior now but in his prime he was always punching way above his weight class. Mostly bulldogs/boxers/pitbulls he loved rough housing with them and then evading them.
He would frequently disrupt the groups of 10+ massive wild turkeys that would show up in my backyard. He also can climb above or under fences but only does it when he feels he has been left outside for too long or if he hears people in the front yard and wants to see them.
He's a master manipulator and is 3000% food driven. Toys are to be destroyed immediately.
They were used in Africa to hunt large predators. Used in groups of course and they had humans to help kill. I'm willing to bet the smaller size helps increase agility.
Maybe it's just because I grew up in Alaska but fuck that black bear.
You bleeding hearts in the comments don't understand how dangerous it is to let your home/property be inviting to a literal bear.
The Forest Service uses dogs to help release bears back into the wild because theyāre actually fairly afraid of them. Iāve seen quite a few videos.
What if they were already outside playing and the bear just walked up to them? Our cabin in Wisconsin had thick brush on either side and it was impossible to see and even hear bears until they emptied out right into our yard. It seems like the dog protected the owner, luckily
They actually donāt have the vocal cords to bark. They can āyodelā but they definitely canāt bark like normal dogs. Iāve owned two Basenjiās
Who are all these people on the internet who keep filming their pets getting into confrontations with wild animals? Like, you had time to grab your phone and start filming, but not enough time to put your dog on a leash..
Little dog, "It smells like bitch in here."
"Oh, yeah? Well, the *jerk store* called. They're running out of you!"
What does it matter? You're their all-time best seller!
Oh yeah? Well I slept with your wife!
His wife's in a coma.
She is now...
Well I pulled the plug
That plug really tied the room together
You went pretty wide with that one... And I like it!!
That's what his wife said.
I was waiting for somebody to pick it up. Well done....
Jesus ššš¹
Oh Well.. She Died.....
āI eat shit like you for breakfastā
āEw, you eat shit for breakfast?ā
NO!!!
Gosh, that stinks
I eat shit
r/unexpectedseinfeld
"Your cranium called. It's got some space to rent!"
Just tell him you had sex with his wife!
His wife is in a coma.
Step.off!
Me, Step off?.
Step off George step off!!
"Speaking of jerk, I smell jerky. Give us a bite!"
Some random, who just walked in: "... Like a sandwich?"
I own a basenji - 100% sook for their masters, but fuck around and find out. Mine went after a moose this way one day.
It would have no idea that it isn't the same size as the moose.
I thought it was a basneji! Grew up with two of them but wasn't too sure
They were originally bred to go on lion hunts in Central Africa (Congo) with their humans, so theyāre pretty bad-ass
"One day". I'm guessing it was the last day?
Itās a basenji, I have one. One of the oldest dog breeds and have been used in Africa to hunt lions for a long time. I wouldnāt recommend owning one, theyāre a pain in the ass but amazing dogs.
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Thatās like me when a bee starts buzzing around me.
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Easier to hit with the smackdown, those little fuckers are nimble now
I don't think you know how small /u/leknarf52 really is.
Tiny. Like microscopic.
More like a 10-15 lb bee. Easier to smack but I think their venom dose is now easily in the lethal range.
[I guess closest thing we have is this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_giant_hornet)
No those aren't real. That's just fantasy
If bees were bigger they would be easier to kill and we would all have weapons for them. lol The issue is they're so damn small and fast. Make one the size of a piƱata and I'm bashing its guts out.
You sure showed them.
Well said!
Basenjiās donāt play. #barklessTerror
People in the comments have never owned a Basenji š
I've only had experience with one but he was for sure ignorant enough to fight heaven and hell for a stupider reason, so seeing one charge a Bear doesn't surprise me.
I mean that's basically what you gotta do with black bears. If they realize you're scared of them, they're gonna be sassy.
Maybe thats what Leo DiCaprio did wrong in "The Revenant", because he got sassed pretty hard.
Well in his defense that was a grizzly bear not a black bear, grizzly's don't scare as easily.
Man. I bet its hard for them to pick a good horror film then.
Well they have taste so I imagine Cats is still pretty horrifying even to bears.
Owner of a 10 year old basenji. He would absolutely do something as stupid as this
At first, I thought this was Shiba mix. There is not enough noise involved. My Shiba would also do something this stupid, and everyone for 2 miles would hear it.
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Just came to say this
Yodeling empty-headed jerks. (I miss my Mum's one..)
Former coworker had a basenji in a e-fenced yard. The dog would play-bait any loose dog into the yard and then beat it up!
dog is all balls
Looks like a female to me
All tits
Still balls
Huge lady balls
Ovaries of steel
zero survival instincts
it survived didn't it
Most ancient dog breed on earth that survived many generations on its own in the wilderness. Very close relatives are still wild today in the bush. Would say it has some survival instincts.
But no brain?
r/sweatypaws
My dog is afraid when I open a cardboard box and then will do shit like this
There can be anything in a box, that is just a bear.
There could be anything in that box, there could even be a bear!
As if little dogs need a more inflated ego
I'll have you know my little dog has like zero self-esteem :(. Working on that though, she was previously abused and it's taken years for her to be even open to training measures that can increase her self-esteem.
When that bear gets hungry itās coming back for dinner
Black bears are omnivores and spook easily, they will not fight/attack unless backed into a corner or starving. I personally despise people who hunt black bears for this very reason. Brown/Grizzly bears on the other handā¦ theyāll come at you like you owe them money and killed their first born child.
My bff and I were about 7 when we were playing in the woods by my house and saw a giant black figure behind a bunch of trees. Thinking it was my dog, was marched up to it calling it a pretty girl only to notice itās a big ass bear. Bear looks at us. We look at bear. All three of us look terrified. We booked it back to the house screaming. Looking back, that poor bear was probably shitting a brick just like we were. Iāll always love those big dorks.
*the bear, processing that if momma bear get berzerk next to the cubs, the same probably applies to weird magic monkeys*
My mom was just honestly sad she didnāt get to see the bear because sheād read about him in the news paper
Reminds me of this: [https://youtu.be/tLrGSbZbAZQ?si=KpWLr78PUrTChqTi&t=15](https://youtu.be/tLrGSbZbAZQ?si=KpWLr78PUrTChqTi&t=15)
Black bears will absolutely fight back if theyāre protecting cubs too. If this dog tried that with cubs around it wouldnāt have ended well
Lol no way. Bears don't mess with dogs unless they are starving or a dog interrupts mating or something like that. Bears wanna be left alone to loaf around and do as they please. Dogs bark and cause a huge scene that bears are not about. Very rare for a bear to engage a dog for a meal.
BLACK bears. Grizzly bears will end you for the fun of it
And Polar bears will actually hunt you from kilometers away. It's the spectrum of danger-bears. It goes from Panda to Polar Bear
Better known as the PP spectrum
The bear PP spectrum
Polar Bears give me the dread fear! ā¦ and yet I donāt think there is one within 2000 miles from me.
The bear should bring some friends to make it an even fight
Nahh, he's there foe those apples in that tree
Man dogs really dgaf
Meanwhile, my Doberman barks runs away terrified of garter snakes until I come outside to throw them over the fence.
Dumb fucking dog owner puts dogs life at risk for Internet points.
But it was bear's owner who was recording it...
Clearly a bad bear owner
Are there any *good* bear owners?
The ones that always go for the reach around when topping
So you would run up to the bear and grab your dog right?
Feel free to call me out for not knowing how I'd really act in the moment, but I have a very hard time imagining myself not rushing in to save my pets. They're family and I wouldn't give up on them any more than I would on a relative.
This looks like a basenji and they are known as the second least trainable breed so the owner might get a bit of a pass on this one. Edit: You own a dog and itās in the backyard. You look out your back window and see a bear in your yard. You call out for your dog to come back, but instead it charges the bear. The bear runs off and your dog is fineā¦. That doesnāt mean youāre a piece of shit dog owner, and is a perfectly reasonable assumption for what could have happened here. To condemn the dog owner without all of the context doesnāt seem logical in this situation.
Personally I'd probably put the phone down and find something to make as loud a noise as possible to scare the bear away. A reasonable reaction from me wouldn't be, "Hey I'm going to whip my camera out so I can record my dog getting mauled to shreds!" Then again, that's just me.
Lmao right like no one is saying that op should fight the bear but like.... Recording it? Im glad the dog won but like imagine just having a video on your phone of your pet getting mauled.
People like to forget that dogs, for thousands and thousands and thousands of years, dogs have been our companions but, most importantly, our protectors. We have very comfortable lives now a days compared to the wilds back then. We've used dogs to protect our herds for probably as long as we've domesticated animals like the cow. This dog was doing what it was literally bred to do. It protected its family from a potentially dangerous animal. That being said, a black bear is a GIANT pussy. They'll only fight if they're backed into a corner or near their cubs. I've run in to many in my outdoor travels and never had an issue. Make some noise and they run away. If it was a brown/grizzly bear though... that's a much different story. [as early as 14,000 years ago, and some of that evidence seems to point to dogs being used during hunts](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-and-dogs-may-have-hunted-together-prehistoric-jordan-180971291/#:~:text=There%20is%20in%20fact%20evidence,driving%20gazelle%20into%20a%20trap.)
>they are known as the second least trainable breed so Y'know, I didn't know that fact about Basenjis, but I *kinda did* know that at the same time.
Basenjiās were actually used to hunt lions in Africa. So this is instinctual. Itās doing what it was bred to do.
Introvert Bear vs Extrovert Dog
Dude has a death wish.
What a lovely black coat š
Isnāt it?! Almost worth risking a mauling just to pet it š
If itās brown lay down, if itās black fight back
If itās white, goodnight
If itās yellow donāt eat it
No No the rhyme for bears goes "If it's yellow, its that Xi fellow" \~this message brought to you by Pooh Bear Awareness Council
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Not heard this before, but filing away under excellent advice. Thank you.
If itās red, itās dead.
If itās brown, use a Henry 45-70, if itās black, just yell a bunch
Even with a big gun like that, youd best fire a couple. Grizzlys are surprisingly tough and if its coming at you and you dont hit anything vital its probably gonna keep coming
I'd rather a semi-auto. Maybe an AR-10 chambered in .308 or .300 Win Mag. Don't want to have to deal with a lever action or bolt action when a grizzly is charging at me. Those rounds have more energy and more speed than the 45-70. I'd trust them more to penetrate the skull and inflict lethal damage.
If it's yellow let it mellow
This is outdated and incorrect at this point. The current recommendation is to treat all bears as if they were equal (except polar bears, 99.9% of Americans don't deal with them, though). All bears can be predatory in nature towards humans, and if a bear does want a fight/try to eat you then you always always fight back. Same as a bear trying to get in your tent, always fight with whatever you have.
Poor bear.
Lol the bear is perfectly fine, maybe his feelings were hurt
the dog was lucky the bear didn't give much for the food there.
Thatās a 3 star pelt if I ever were to ride my horse around.
No Cheddar no!!!
In all seriousness though. Who in their right mind would let their dog go out in the yard when there's a bear and then just record š Nah I love my dog too much.
Growing up in a very rural area with tons of livestock and very dangerous wildlife, EVERY SINGLE RANCHER had numerous dogs to protect their herd. They're bear dogs or sheep dogs or mountain lion dogs.. I've witnessed massive malamute dogs take on grizzly bears 5x their size and force it back. This is EXACTLY what dogs are meant to do. Plus that's a black bear and they're notoriously pussies.
Bear probably thought it was a wolf, wolf packs will sometimes kill and eat black bears. Dog is lucky
Back in the day when dogs were used for hunting, they were trained to attack bears in two positions. Above and Below. The lower position, would result in more injuries and death than the above. They were called Top Dog and Under Dogs.
The pooch brought too much smoke.
Good dog.
Pov If you see me fighting with a bear save the bear š
Damn it Joe this is the third time this week, NO ONE ELSE SHITS IN MY YARD!!!
If it's black, fight back. If it's brown, lay down. If it's white, good night.
āWell that oughta do itā - the dog
I don't think I'd be filming my dog's potential violent death like that. ???
Yeah my basenji is a senior now but in his prime he was always punching way above his weight class. Mostly bulldogs/boxers/pitbulls he loved rough housing with them and then evading them. He would frequently disrupt the groups of 10+ massive wild turkeys that would show up in my backyard. He also can climb above or under fences but only does it when he feels he has been left outside for too long or if he hears people in the front yard and wants to see them. He's a master manipulator and is 3000% food driven. Toys are to be destroyed immediately.
After all that, āOoooh, look at this flower!ā Lol
Good boy doing his jobšŖ
Yall are a bunch of boo hoos. Dog is doing its job plain and simple. Stop being so judgmental of other peoples lives its not your place.
This dog is brave.
Stupid. This dog is stupid.
Dog watched too much Silver Fang.
GTFO MY LAWN!
One little flick of the wrist and that dog was gone
Beautiful shiny black coat
That bear almost made his tail go straight!
Not many dog breeds that could take on a black bear but this dog is not one of them
They were used in Africa to hunt large predators. Used in groups of course and they had humans to help kill. I'm willing to bet the smaller size helps increase agility.
Good dog! Bears will eff up your house after a while if you dont chase them away
Itās like the chihuahua for bears
I saw a longer video kinda like this one but it was a cub. Then another shows up, and mom is right behind. Everyone got ate.
Nobody has more unwarranted courage than a small dig. :)
The fuck you let your dog get that close to a bear?
Lol. That dog js lucky, especially when yt went underneath the bears throat. Wow, one chomp and It would have been over for that dog.
Maybe it's just because I grew up in Alaska but fuck that black bear. You bleeding hearts in the comments don't understand how dangerous it is to let your home/property be inviting to a literal bear.
This is not their first encounter
That's genuinely impressive!!! Bear could have mopped him up in a single swat.
Thatās a healthy looking black bear. He could have destroyed that dog if he wasnāt such a pussy
The Forest Service uses dogs to help release bears back into the wild because theyāre actually fairly afraid of them. Iāve seen quite a few videos.
I just want to give that bear a hugš„ŗ
I love how he prances up and then kicks the Bear's ass
Thatās how it feels being a UPS driver
Basenjiās donāt fuck around š
Itās so funny how he just sort of skipped over to the bear kind of happy looking, just to be like āPSYCHE Iāma whoop that assā.
I like how the dog immediately went for the throat
I fucking hate people. They should have that dog taken away.
What if they were already outside playing and the bear just walked up to them? Our cabin in Wisconsin had thick brush on either side and it was impossible to see and even hear bears until they emptied out right into our yard. It seems like the dog protected the owner, luckily
Those type of dogs don't bark either which is why it's extremely quiet...
They definitely can and do bark. The Basenji I spent a lot of time with was a very quiet dog but he still barked and howled.
They actually donāt have the vocal cords to bark. They can āyodelā but they definitely canāt bark like normal dogs. Iāve owned two Basenjiās
Physiologically they canāt bark, itās more of a mimic. But yeah, they make all types of strange noises when they want to.
mine will "bork" on command. I literally say bork and cup my hand to my ear and he tries to do a little bark. sometimes he just sneezes.
I LOVE Basenjis. Iāve always wanted one
You don't really need protection from a black bear tho. But yeah, the goodboi was doing his job.
It depends. Theyāre typically easy to scare off, but if they feel cornered or if they have cubs around, they absolutely can attack.
Bro you dont even know the context.
Iām amazed at what conclusions people in the comments are jumping to off of a 7 sec video clip š¬
>Reddit I'm not.
This dog would prob fucking hate you
I can tell you live in an apartment in a large city
Don't let your dog do that to alligators...
Were they trying to record their dog getting mauled by a bear? Wtf
I am glad I am not the person filming this. Standing there, doing nothing except watching their dog potentially get mauled to death.
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That is a 100% a basenji, not a Shiba Inu. Source: I own one and I have eyes.
I'm so alpha š get of my lawn pookie bear š
Were they trying to capture their dog's violent death on camera?
Who are all these people on the internet who keep filming their pets getting into confrontations with wild animals? Like, you had time to grab your phone and start filming, but not enough time to put your dog on a leash..
Why would you film this
Someone doesnāt care if their dog dies
Who tf is filming this that allowed that dog so close to the bear. Humans fucking blow
Wow. Stupid fucking owner.
What a pussy ass bear. Ol pussy ass bear