Bear Kills Dog; Man Kills Bear

A black bear that made off with and ate a small dog from a private residence at Lake McDonald over the weekend was captured by Glacier National Park rangers and euthanized Monday.

Park spokeswoman Denise Germann said it was the third time the 5-year-old male bear had approached the home, located a couple miles north of Lake McDonald Lodge near the head of Lake McDonald.

The homeowner had successfully shooed the bear away the first two times, but the third time the animal ignored the man’s efforts, walked onto the porch, attacked the dog and then carted the dog off into the woods.

“They tried to shoo it away; they threw rocks, but it still came up on the porch,” Germann said.

The dog was a Shih Tzu.

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