Bear - The Protector

Who knew when we got this little ball of fur that he would become our protector?  Here we always thought Kona was the above average one and Bear was just the big, clumsy brother.  Poor guy, we didn't give him enough credit.

We quickly learned that Bear is quite extraordinary.  Bear was the one that would follow me around while I was pregnant and just stand by me and stare.  He knew there was another life growing inside of me and that I should be protected.  He also started sleeping by the front door when I was pregnant, I suppose to ward off any intruders that might hurt his master(ette) and the new little life that was about to be.

The other day, Aaron's Dad came by to introduce his new dog, Mattie, to our dogs.  They were very friendly and playful, as they are with any other dog.  I was holding Aaden and Mattie was interested in seeing him, so she stood up with her front legs on me to sniff him out.  As soon as Bear saw this, he came over and growled at Mattie and jumped in between her and I and pinned her to the ground.  He was worried about Aaden and did not like what he was seeing (even though Mattie was not posing any threat).  Aaron and I both looked at each other amazed.  We knew he was protective we just hadn't seen it in action.  Good dog.