Cassie barked once. Jeff Wilson went out into the backyard of his home in Trinity County, California. A bear appeared behind the furniture and knocked him down. Rachel Moscon, a friend of the couple, said the French bulldog put herself between Jeff and the animal. The bear took her in its mouth; Mallory threw a chair at it, and Jeff pushed a patio heater against it until it fled.
She was rushed into surgery for bite wounds and deep cuts to her spine. Two days later, Cassie was walking and drinking water on her own again, and Jeff and Mallory felt hopeful. But the seven-and-a-half-year-old dog died the following morning.
“She was simply our sweet indoor pet”, Mallory told Redheaded Blackbelt.
