Kristen Savage said she spun her dog into the air to protect him before throwing the cookies at the charging mother bear, giving them precious seconds to flee indoors. Wildlife officials warn that ...

IT’S WELL KNOWN IN THE SYLVAN LAKE RESERVE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SANFORD. KRISTEN SAVAGE HAS PICTURES OF IT WITH HER CUBS. IT HANGS OUT IN HER BACKYARD ONE TIME. CHECK THIS OUT. SHE EVEN STOOD UP ON ...

Fla. resident Kristen Savage had been walking her dog Ringo in the Sylvan Lake Reserve neighborhood near her home when a bear came after her dog, she told WESH-TV, WKMG-TV and Fox 35 Orlando.

Kristen Savage was walking her dog when she was suddenly attacked by a bear, she said. With no time to think, she used a bag of cookies to distract the animal and save their lives.

Kristen Savage told WESH 2 she was walking her dog, Ringo, in front of their house in the Sylvan Lake Reserve neighborhood around 8 p.m. on Friday. “The bear snuck up behind me, went around my ...