Dogs + Bears = Trouble

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Dogs + Bears = Trouble

DOUGLAS COUNTY - For many people, the joy of living or recreating in wilderness areas is being able to have your dog with you.But Andy Tri, the DNR’s bear project leader with the Forest Wildlife and Populations Research Group, pulls no punches when he says dogs and bears don’t mix.“You generally don't have to worry about (bears) eating little dogs,” says Tri. “But if you're in bear country, hiking around state parks or even farther north and eas…