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Originally Posted by GGG
Bring a leash and keep your dog on it. Dogs add risk of encountering a bear when off leash as Bears will chase them back to you. However dogs will help you in a bear encounter provided you are willing to let your dog be potentially killed by a bear.
If your dog won't lose its #### when encountering a bear and will back away slowly with you then there is no added risk to you or your dog.
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Thanks, ya we would have her leashed. She is pretty nervous around other large dog breeds and backs away no problem. I have no doubt that she would risk her life to save ours if it came down to it, so I don't mind the added security having her around. If she was on leash I would have no issue getting her to turn and walk slowly the other direction. That I know is something that would need to be done.
I have friends who don't think it is a good idea at all to bring your dog hiking in bear/cougar areas because of the risk of luring in a bear and because I don't know 100% sure how she would react, I am hesitant but would like to try it none the less.
Does anyone else have any experience with this?