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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ramon Antonio Vargas

‘Our little savior’: partly blind New Mexico dog hailed for warding off bear

a person holds a dog with a bandaged head as two other people work on the dog's leg
Honey at a clinic receiving treatment for injuries sustained while fending off a bear. Photograph: Española Humane

A half-blind, 12-year-old New Mexico dog is being called “bear slayer” after she fended off an ursine intruder at her family’s home, protecting dozens of chickens and other animals but only narrowly surviving the violent encounter.

As told by her caretakers, the story of Honey demonstrates the extreme loyalty of dogs to their owners.

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