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Quick Thinking Saves a Legal Assistant and Her Dog

By Lynne DeVenny

What would you do, if you were enjoying a morning stroll with your beloved canine companion, and you saw this hurtling your way?

Heck, yeah, you'd run, but where to?

Oregon legal assistant, Lois Jessee, and her golden retriever, K'lar Debear, found themselves facing one ticked off mama bear earlier this summer, right after they stumbled upon two baby bears rifling through Jessee's garbage can.

K'lar Debear (does anyone know what this means? I'm gettin' killer the bear...) did what any self-respecting dog does, and attempted to send those naughty cubs packing.

Only they were packing real heat in the form of one large angry mama.

I've got to say I really admire Jessee's quick thinking under fire, an excellent trait for a legal assistant.

That morning, as she watched the mother bear close in on her dog, Jessee knew she had a split second to save herself and K'lar. Normally, she keeps the gate to her eight-foot fence padlocked, but that morning luck was on her side. The padlock hung open.

"Both of them are coming in my direction full blast," Jessee said. "There is only about 75 feet -- I realized I've got to get the gate open. I ripped open the lock. The dog comes whipping in. I close the gate. Momma bear and I are about five feet apart, looking at each other, momma to momma, just a eight-foot gate separating us. Had it been a four-foot fence, I don't think I'd be talking to you."

My heart's beating a little faster just imagining what it must have felt like to feel the hot breath of an outraged bear on your heels. I'm so glad that Jessee and K'lar are fleet of foot and that Jessee's gate was miraculously unlocked.

Source: OregonLive.com

Full post as published by Practical Paralegalism on August 28, 2010 (boomark / email).