Occurred on May 12, 2017 / Pine Mountain Club, California, USA
Info from Licensor: "I arrived home in the late afternoon and went upstairs in the house, leaving the garage door open. Within minutes, my dogs started madly barking at the door leading to the garage. Just by their reaction, I knew something or someone large was in the garage. Being a photographer, I found this very exciting and grabbed the camera. I have had the wonderful opportunity of photographing bears in the past but this was definitely a first. As I opened the door, Mr. Bear, not in the least bit nervous, and I exchanged glances and I asked him, very nicely, what was he doing. Not wanting to converse, he grabbed the top of the very large bag of kibble, with his big teeth and tried to make a run for it. The large bag did not travel well through the garage around the laundry and completely spilled near the garage opening. Now, quite nervous Mr. Bear and I engage in a standoff. I wanted him out, he wanted in and at the spilled kibble that was just inches away from his front claws. Finally, with the help of a little Windex, I was able to push the garage door close button, before he advanced further. Mr. Bear was not very happy to see his kibble opportunity
vanish."
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