Rule #1: Before letting the dogs out in the morning, always look for bears first.

Every morning as I get up and go into the bathroom, I always look out the window into the back yard. I don’t really expect to see anything, but you never know. This morning however, I saw Ursa and the cubs in our yard. Oh boy. The dogs have had their legs crossed for about an extra hour now that we managed to sleep in, so they’re raring and ready to go out. Not just yet. Sooooo ... we come downstairs, dogs are barking. I look out and see them still having a bear picnic or whatever on the rock in the woods. I put the dogs’ bowls down and step out onto the deck to see where the bears were while they ate. GONE. That quickly they realized it was time for the dogs to take back over their yard and conveniently left. They are amazing. Within five minutes they were nowhere in sight.