Fearless tiny dogs scare away huge bear from their yard

Not on my watch.
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Brian Koerber
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These dogs may be tiny, but they know how to protect their home.

Christine Downs of Bradbury, California, had a run in with a bear on Sept. 22, but everything is cool because her two small (and frealess) dogs took care of it.

Bentley and Tucker trying really hard to scare that bear. (It's not working).

Posted by Christine Downs on Thursday, September 22, 2016

Downs filmed the large bear casing her property just beyond a fence, but her two dogs, named Bentley and Tucker, refused to stand down.

"Bentley and Tucker trying really hard to scare that bear. (It's not working)," Downs wrote on Facebook.

Eventually, after some barking and plenty of jumping, the bear retreats back into the woods without incident.

Bonus: Bear hugs are never ending for this lucky man

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