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Golden Retriever Chases Bear Away From Four-Year-Old Boy

Surveillance video captured on August 5 in Sherman, Connecticut, shows an incredible moment of a family dog protecting a young boy from a black bear. Gregory Grant recorded the video on their home surveillance camera, showing their https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/video-dog-chases-black-bear-away-from-boy-in-sherman/ four-year-old son, Gavin, picking up his toys and heading inside. According to Grant, as the bear approached Gavin, the family's https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/video-dog-chases-black-bear-away-from-boy-in-sherman/ eight-year-old golden retriever, Jake, barked and chased after the bear until it left the property. Grant told Storyful, "Our son was not attacked, but we feel having our dog around protected him from a potential incident." According to https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/video-dog-chases-black-bear-away-from-boy-in-sherman/ WTNH, neither Gavin nor Jake were harmed during the encounter. (Footage by Gregory Grant/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
Surveillance video captured on August 5 in Sherman, Connecticut, shows an incredible moment of a family dog protecting a young boy from a black bear. Gregory Grant recorded the video on their home surveillance camera, showing their https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/video-dog-chases-black-bear-away-from-boy-in-sherman/ four-year-old son, Gavin, picking up his toys and heading inside. According to Grant, as the bear approached Gavin, the family's https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/video-dog-chases-black-bear-away-from-boy-in-sherman/ eight-year-old golden retriever, Jake, barked and chased after the bear until it left the property. Grant told Storyful, "Our son was not attacked, but we feel having our dog around protected him from a potential incident." According to https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/video-dog-chases-black-bear-away-from-boy-in-sherman/ WTNH, neither Gavin nor Jake were harmed during the encounter. (Footage by Gregory Grant/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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Storyful
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1607915752
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Storyful
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August 09, 2023
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00:01:10:08
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Sherman, Connecticut, United States
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