Why is Fudge a lucky dachshund, you ask? This is why:
A 22-year-old Alaska woman said on Wednesday she punched a black bear in the face to save her small dog from being carried off and possibly eaten.
Juneau resident Brooke Collins said she hit the bear Sunday night to save the life of her dachshund, Fudge. She said she discovered the bear crouched down, clutching Fudge in its paws and biting the back of the dog’s neck.
“It had her kind of like when they eat salmon,” Collins said Wednesday. “I was freaking out. I was screaming at it. My dog was screaming. I ran up to it … I just punched it right in the snout and it let go.”
Black bear encounters are occurring more frequently this year, said a biologist with the Department of Fish and Game, because this year’s berry crop failed. Deprived of a key part of their diet, the bears are looking elsewhere for food.
As for Fudge, she’s staying indoors for now.
