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Rachel Hagan

Woman raises 250-pound pet mastiff for two years – then realises it's NOT a dog

A family were shocked to discover the animal they had been raising for two years was not a pet dog, but an endangered bear.

The family believed it was a Tibetan mastiff the entire time, but became suspicious when it kept growing - eventually weighing over 250 pounds and it even began walking on its hind legs.

A woman named Su Yun brought the animal to her home in Yunnan, a Chinese village, while on vacation in 2016.

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