I took the little wieners for a pre-breakfast walk to the end of the road, this morning. We turned to head home and I saw a large, black outline crossing the road ahead. At first, I thought dog, however this figure did not exhibit the movements of a large, annoying black dog left to roam freely sans owner. No, its back was rounded and its legs slowly swung forward as it made its way to my adjacent neighbor’s property. I stopped. “That’s a bear!” I thought to myself. “No, it can’t be. Yet, I surely know perfectly well that it could be a bear.” I decided it was a bear. It was a bear. It was a bear. Ok, now that that was established, I turned to call my dogs toward home, but … Read entire article »