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Over the weekend, a woman in Monrovia, California, woke up to a surprising and frightening sight: a large black bear had entered her kitchen. Zoe Cadman tried to scare the bear away, but it was her 17-year-old dog, Doodle, who bravely chased the animal out of the house. Security footage shows the bear breaking into the home, likely searching for food, and Doodle going nose-to-nose with the giant creature.
Neighbors say bear sightings in the area are common, though it’s rare for them to enter homes. Local resident KC saw the mother bear and her cub lingering in the yard for about ten minutes. “My husband ran out to open up the back gate while mama bear was in the front, so it had a way out,” she explains.
The bear eventually left Cadman’s home, but residents are reminded that while bears often appear gentle, they are still wild. KC notes that the mother bear was “double-tagged,” meaning she’s had prior run-ins. Another neighbor, Sam Padilla, has had his own encounters with the neighborhood bears and says it’s just part of the reality of living in bear country.