...still active and I would highly suggest having a firearm with you in case you run into a bad situation. At the very least, bear spray."Brian Smith can be reached at brian.smith@peninsulaclarion.com.

...thought that it might give me a chance to find out what it would be like to be around a real dog again after we lost Little Bear a few months ago (Turk thinks the awesomely shaggy Howard should be in a zoo). He could be right. With normal dogs...

...mentioned to Bob that some little kids must have been here. He looked at me in total disbelief! He said those are little bear cub prints. We had a mamma black bear and her three baby cubs move into the area because of a fire up north of us...

...poodle several weeks ago.Needless to say, things have been a bit testy around the homestead. The wife is annoyed and Little Bear won't accept my apology. For years, things have been righteously simple: Normally I had three tackle boxes. The...

...of such a foul misdeed and his diminutive buddette, Little Bear, couldn't be suspect either because both had been...let us know that he's finished another vat of food.Little Bear, on the other hand, couldn't have possibly messed...

...acknowledging the existence of each other. Little Bear, our 13-year-old Toy Poodle...firewood. When I turned around Little Bear was gone. I wasn't that concerned...rear end like some curious dog. Little Bear acted like she didn't have a...

...have G-mailed me because they were upset about the lack of protection they've assumed that I've not been giving Little Bear, especially, when she's roaming around outside making personal tinkle pronouncements. Come on now! The only way...

...Unfortunately, it's time to sign off because a very large migrating raptor just landed on our roof and our diminutive pooch Little Bear is leaping around by the front door demanding to take a run to her personal outhouse. The falcon looks pretty hungry...

...raptor in the neighborhood. It had a nasty attitude and enjoyed targeting all of the newborns including our mini mutt Little Bear, but I haven't seen him lately. It's rumored that it may have abruptly moved to Nome after some local Ninja-type...

...students must read the books more than once. Kindergarten through second grade -- "Hi! Fly Guy," by Tedd Arnold; "Little Bear," by Else Holmelund Minarik; "Storm Run," by Libby Ridles; "Wiggle-Waggle Woof: Counting Sled Dogs in Alaska...