The dog was able to apply some " ninja move " to avoid being injure by the bear .
A Vermont woman survive a bear onset over the weekend — thanks to the heroic meter of her quite braveRussell terrierwho distracted the biting omnivore .
Susan Lee , 61 , was walking Saturday with her terrier andLabradoodleon her dimension in Strafford , according to theVermont Fish & Wildlife Department . Lee ’s detent had disappear from sight , so she call for them . She heard a loud noise , and the bear appoint at her .
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She trip on a Edward Durell Stone wall and the bear was soon on top of her and bit her upper left wooden leg . That ’s when her domestic dog — who weighs about a one-tenth of a female bear — embark on barking at the bear , who then abandoned Lee to turn her attention to the cad , the wildlife department sound out . Lee used the opportunity to get up and return to her firm .
Game Warden Sgt . Jeffrey WhippletoldUSA Todaythe uninjured terrier used " ninja move " to avoid the bear .
Lee break loose with injuries that are n’t aliveness - threatening . She suffered the bite on her upper leg and excise between 2 and 9 ( ! ) inch long on her sides .
According to the wildlife experts , the rarefied bear attack — there are only three others in the state ’s history — was probable a misunderstanding . The bear was nearby with her cubs , and the dogs ' front probably made her feel threatened .
Wildlife official have n’t located the bear and break looking for her . State bear life scientist Jaclyn Comeau toldUSA Todaythe incident was so isolated they did n’t call for to get hold her .
" At this clock time of twelvemonth black bear are moving in household units and mothers will be protective of their cubs , " Comeau said in a statement . " If confronted by a bear , it is of the essence to continue unagitated and back away slowly and to fight back straightaway if attack . "
