North Carolina man fights a bear who tried to harm his dog

Image of a black bear in Hendersonville North Carolina

By George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122353)

Lake Charles, Louisiana

May 8, 2023 10:06pm CST

John Koerber who lives in Hendersonville North Carolina was taking his six year old dog who is a Yorkie named ChewB who took a bathroom break neat his home on Sunday morning at 4am when they met a black bear face to face. When the bear went after the dog, John hit the black bear with a walking stick in the head, leg and nose in an effort to keep the bear from harming his dog. The bear walked away from the dog and his owner while the duo went inside their home safely. John insists he loves bears and he would never harm one. At least this bear encounter had a happy ending. Link is abc11.com/north-carolina...

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@AmbiePam (121237)

• United States

9 May 23

Hey, my dog comes first, the bear second. I'm glad though, that everyone walked away unharmed.

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

John admits that he loves his dog a lot and would die fighting for him.

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@Neil43 (4521)

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9 May 23

He could have gotten killed. OMG!

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

That is true since bears by nature will attack a human when a human messes with the bear eating food.

@snowy22315 (209207)

• United States

9 May 23

I would do the same if an animal came after my pet.

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

The same with me since my dog is my best friend.

@celticeagle (190074)

• Boise, Idaho

9 May 23

I'd probably walk away too.

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@celticeagle (190074)

• Boise, Idaho

10 May 23

@Deepizzaguy .......Indeed.

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

10 May 23

Discretion is the better part of valor sometimes.

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

9 May 23

Well that was a miracle.

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

It was indeed a miracle that John was able to shoo the bear away from his dog.

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@rakski (156872)

• Philippines

9 May 23

the bear must be hungry. Aren't they very early to be out? but still no one is harmed

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@rakski (156872)

• Philippines

10 May 23

@Deepizzaguy true, I might be awake at that time but I do my walking sometimes at 5am not 4am

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

10 May 23

@rakski If I do wake up around 4am it is to go to the bathroom.

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

I have no idea why John would take his dog for a walk before sunrise myself since I am sleeping at that hour.

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@allen0187 (59827)

• Philippines

9 May 23

Glad both John and his dog survived the ordeal.

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

I am in agreement with you that no one was hurt in the incident.

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@Jenaisle (16568)

• Philippines

9 May 23

It's fortunate the bear walked away. I would do so too, If I were in your place. You still had the presence of mind to do something to protect your son.

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

That is true since John did the right thing by shooing the bear away from his dog.

@rebelann (117281)

• El Paso, Texas

9 May 23

I never would have thought a bear encounter would end like that, the yorkie was lucky, little dogs like that can easily become food for hawks, eagles, coyotes and other predators. This is why I have big dogs.

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

I am in agreement with you that having a medium or large dog is needed as a pet.

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@jstory07 (148777)

• Roseburg, Oregon

9 May 23

He had to protect his dog. I am glad there was a happy ending.

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

John admitted that he was going to protect his dog no matter what it took to defend his pet from being attacked by the bear.

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@JudyEv (382658)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 23

That sounds like quite a lucky escape for the dog and the owner.

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

The dog and his owner were lucky that the black bear is afraid of noise and humans.

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@LindaOHio (222898)

• United States

9 May 23

Whew! I'm glad the bear didn't attack. I would have protected my dog from the bear too.

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

Black bears are shy when they see humans. I guess the bear saw the dog as his meal.

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@jiwonnie (443)

• Philippines

9 May 23

I'd like to think I can act as bravely if harm comes to my dog

He must love his dog very much!

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 May 23

John loves his dog so much that he would die for his pet when another animal attacks his dog.

@Laurakemunto (13787)

• Kenya

9 May 23

I fear bears so much but love watching them in documentaries

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@Deepizzaguy (122353)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

10 May 23

I like seeing bears in documentaries as well. I am just wondering if Black bears are the only type of bear that is scared of noise.