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- A Journal of Wildlife Management study found dogs were aggressors in 54 percent of bear encounters.
- The study reported dogs failed to defend owners in 36 percent of encounters.
- Dogs warned owners in only 9 percent of bear encounters, according to the researchers.
- Black bears were 3.6 times more likely than brown bears to appear in dog encounters.
- A French bulldog named Cassie confronted a bear that attacked its owner in Northern California.