Nightmare scenario.
When running with my black lab a few years ago on a rail-trail conversion out in the woods, a black bear walked out in front of us and wouldn’t move. It just stared but didn’t rear up or fortunately charge. I grabbed the dog and we slowly backed up while s/he just stayed there staring at us. They usually are not aggressive but you never know when they get up on the wrong side of the den. Had another about 20 feet away when bombing down a single track and luckily it was busy doing bear stuff.
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