THERE WE WERE…

…earlier this week, walking up an outdoor stairway with six flights of steps which we traverse nearly everyday. The passage allows pedestrian access from one street to another avenue uphill.

Jonah stopped between the fourth and fifth sets of stairs as he is trained to do. I said, “Jonah, Forward.” He did not move.”

Through the hazy fog of my compromised vision, it appeared that a large dog was just ahead of us. Jonah was not moving. It then was apparent that the dog was really a bear!

The black bear was about 20 feet from us. Jonah and I waited. The black bear looked at us and decided to leave us alone by walking away up the stairs.

I have wondered at times how Jonah would react should we encounter a bear. In this “black black dog meets black bear” episode Jonah was confident and resilient. He was a good boy.