Norwegian Elkhounds are great hunting companions known for their tracking speed and quick thinking brains. When one group of friends and their Elkhound visited a Finland jungle for an adventure trail, they ended up attracting the attention of a wild bear.
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In this video captured from 2 camera angles, we see the dog apparently struggling to escape the bear. The dog is caught by surprise when the bear charges at him out of nowhere. He runs toward the paved road on instinct, thinking that the bear would leave him alone once he spots humans.
But the bear hardly notices the humans, and instead keeps “stalking” the dog in a determined manner. The dog’s owners panic at the concerning sight, but they do not want to attack the bear and risk the life of their dog.
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The dog looks badly ambushed by the bear, but then he hatches a quick escape plan. He smartly leads the bear back into the woods. The bear follows the dog and jumps in, causing the humans to fear further. After some time, it seems that the dog manages to get the bear off his trail and returns to his owners!
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After this “terrifying” ordeal was over, the humans viewed the footage closely and realized that the bear was not preying on their dog, but actually trying to play with him. The poor guy was just lonely and hoping to find a furry playmate. This is why the dog was never really scared of scampering around with the friendly beast!
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Lost For 3-Years, He Howls With Joy When He Sees His Dad Standing In Front Of Him
Mike’s dog Jack went missing three years, ago but he never lost hope that he’d one day see his furry best friend again.
He spent every moment he could, searching for him and putting up flyers. Although he remained hopeful, the time spent without Jack was depressing.
“Ever since I lost him, I haven’t been the same really,” Mike said. “We did everything together, like I’d even bring him to work half the time, and any time I’d go fishing, he was there. We just did everything together. He was there no matter what I was doing.”
Then one day, Jack received a phone call from an animal hospital that was eight hours away. The person on the phone asked Mike if his name was Mike and if he had a dog named Jack.
Mike explained to them that he had a dog named Jack who he lost several years ago. The person then said that they had Jack there at their hospital.
Before Mike got too excited, he wanted the hospital to check for distinct characteristics to make sure it was really Jack. He told them that Jack had a little bit of brown in one eye and one nail on one of his front paws was completely black. The hospital then confirmed both of these, and Mike knew that this was Jack!
Jack was found on the side of the road, nearly 500 miles away. Thankfully, he was healthy and was now waiting at the hospital to be reunited with his human.
Mike immediately got on the road and drove straight to the hospital to see his furbaby again.
As soon as Jack saw Mike, he ran toward him with his tail wagging. It was very obvious that Jack knew right away that it was Mike, despite it being three years since they last saw each other.
As Mike held Jack, Jack whined and howled with joy. He then rolled onto his back for some belly rubs.
