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My Norwegian elkhound proved to be excellent on all accounts. good luck with your choice. Plenty of breeds that can handle what you need
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Both of my German Shepherds have done an excellent job of shoo'ing away yogi's during huckleberry picking season. They're also very smart, loyal, etc. I couldn't ask for better companions.
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mother in law.
lousy companion but can turn a bear inside out with the flick of its tongue :lol:
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If you can find a male lab shepard cross, very good dog for this, very loyal and from personal experience can say will stand up to bears, 2 face personality when theres an intruder/bear ect.....
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I have a bouvier/rotty cross that is perfect, furry and warm and will stand up to anything. She's also beginning to figure out cotote hunting. Just don't tell the rottie/lab and pittie that round out the "pack"
Kim
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Barracuda
mother in law.
lousy companion but can turn a bear inside out with the flick of its tongue :lol:
LMAO!!!!!!!
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Shelton says to stick with any of the working or sporting breeds. They are most likely to stand between you and a bear.
My choice would be with one of the protection or working breeds - German Shepherd or a Rottie. But I'm sure there are many breeds that would fit the bill.
In practice, I think it depends more on the individual dog than the breed. Most dogs don't like bears instinctively, so it can be a matter of attitude.
Some dogs have a lot of attitude and others, even from the same litter, can be softer.
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Personally if I was only looking for protection collie lab cross. that collie speed is important if the bear is a fighter. People can say try this dog or that dog but the fact is most dogs don't like bears and will chase them unfortunately the ones that run away easy are not the ones you have to worry about. You would be surprised how few dogs will stay in a bear fight for any length of time the last thing you need is the dog hiding behind you and this happens alot. In my neck of the woods I depend on having good bear dogs as the run ins are often. Any dog that won't hold its own on a mean bear is not welcome back home. My kids and wife are to important to me.
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You would be surprised how few dogs will stay in a bear fight for any length of time the last thing you need is the dog hiding behind you and this happens alot. In my neck of the woods I depend on having good bear dogs as the run ins are often. Any dog that won't hold its own on a mean bear is not welcome back home. My kids and wife are to important to me.
Thats why I loved my elkhound. Every bear we came across he made sure he was btween us and the bear. Unfortunately there were times he always kept the bear at bay and would not let it leave. lol