May 1 (UPI) --A Florida woman protected herself and her small dog from a bear by throwing the hungry bruin a bag of cookies. Kristen Savage said she and her chihuahua mix, Ringo, were walking near ...

A Sanford woman and her dog narrowly escaped a bear attack outside their home thanks to a quick-thinking move involving a bag of cookies. Kristen Savage said she spun her dog into the air to protect ...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A Seminole County woman says she and her dog were saved by a bag of cookies when a bear attacked them last week. Kristen Savage told WESH 2 she was walking her dog, ...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) - A Florida woman says she and her dog survived a bear attack, thanks to a bag of cookies. Kristen Savage was walking her dog, Ringo, in front of their house around 8 p.m.

A woman said she had a harrowing encounter with a bear in Seminole County Friday. Kristen Savage said she was almost finished walking her dog down her street when the bear came rushing toward them.