{"id":162106,"date":"2022-08-14T14:18:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T14:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=162106"},"modified":"2022-08-14T14:18:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T14:18:12","slug":"hero-dad-saves-small-dogs-life-by-scaring-off-bear-with-ingenious-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/hero-dad-saves-small-dogs-life-by-scaring-off-bear-with-ingenious-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero dad saves ‘small’ dog’s life by scaring off bear with ingenious method"},"content":{"rendered":"
A heroic dad has gone viral for saving his dog's life after he stopped a bear from trying to attack his pet. <\/p>\n
Josh Martinez, from Destin, Florida, bravely confronted the predator after he spotted it chasing his small Golden Doodle named Salomon. <\/p>\n
In harrowing footage online, a woman could be seen panicking whilst on the phone, as the frightened pet dashed into the frame.<\/p>\n
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The bear was filmed as it chased the pooch before Josh signalled his family to go inside the house.<\/p>\n
The father then stepped outside to scare off the animal and confronted him in the tense home surveillance.<\/p>\n
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Following the frightful ordeal, Josh revealed he belongs to a US Army Special Forces Family and said he is highly trained.<\/p>\n
He commented: "We are an active duty US Army Special Forces family.<\/p>\n
"We were protecting our amazing mini golden Doodle Salomon and I was protecting my family as the bear came near my family.<\/p>\n
"I did what any other father would do to protect their family."<\/p>\n
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The footage soon went viral on Facebook and has now gathered more than 5000 likes, reports LadBible.<\/p>\n
One person said: "Papi was obviously a bigger bear. good job papiiii!"<\/p>\n
Another commented: "I think the bear had a heart attack because of the amount of noise it was exposed to."<\/p>\n
A third person wrote: "Definitely a SOF guy. Went from Beast Mode to Chill Mode in three seconds. I wish I could do that."<\/p>\n
However, some stunners users pointed out the courage of mum Aurora who followed after the bear in a bid to retrieve her dog.<\/p>\n
Another added: "What about the mother, she literally ran after the dang bear screaming! That was gutsy!"<\/p>\n
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