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    regarding bears.

     There are two ways to look at this and in my opinion - only two.

    First - there are bear dogs such as the Karellian Bear Dog or one of the Laikas such at the Russo European Laika. These breeds are very agile and tenacious - bred to keep bears at bay and for the hunt.  They are very high energy and are perfect companions for hiking and long trecks in the forest. Highly driven and will chase furry things so you would have to watch out for that.

    Second - you have an aggressive bear or predator you will then need a couple of dogs or more that are brave enough to attach.  In combat with a bear the dog will normally loose unless the bear chose flight instead of fight. A dog capable of this type of action would be one of the ones mentioned before.  We an also include the Central Asian Ovcharka and Kangal in this mix.

    so, for a house based dog that would be good at what you require and if none of the ones mentioned before - you can look at the two mentioned above.