i posted a video on here a while back, this guy kristoffer clausen hunts all over the world with, and uses dogs a lot. there was a vid of him running down a bear with like 5 or 6 dogs. corners it and shoots it. i dont think it was a black bear either. thats about as close as dog vs bear its ganna get. no dog regardless of breed can stand up to a bear because of their claws. in pakistan they still bear bait but the bears claws are removed or filed down or something like that, as are their teeth. they also seem to be more like pet bears than wild bears that are raised by humans. pretty sad stuff. [youtube]oEc1YOLJz6o[/youtube] this guy does something i would love to do. kick away all my responsibilities and go live in the wild for a while with my dogs. bear vid( free preview is now gone) http://www.jaktogdvd.no/index.php?nr=90&case=4&id=141&idkategori=110&kat_name=JAKTFILMER&prod_name=Svensk%20bj%F8rnejakt&startrow=