The Karelian bear dog is a medium-sized spitz dog breed popular in Finland and best known for their courageous ability to hunt large and sometimes dangerous game. They're also known for their ...

The breed came from Virginia hounds, which were developed over time from dogs brought to the U.S. by President George Washington as well as Robert Brooke and Thomas Walker. They were bred to better ...

Bear expert Carrie Hunt is pleased with the schooling provided by her trained Karelian bear dogs. From Alaska to New Mexico, Hunt and her Karelians teach bears to avoid people. As writer Mark Derr ...

No update on her condition was immediately available. Wildlife officers used a Karelian bear dog to track the female black bear, which was located later that morning with two cubs near where the ...

The sheriff's office called in state wildlife officials, who used a Karelian bear dog to track down the bear near the scene of the attack. The bear, a sow, was later euthanized. Its two nine ...

She is currently being treated at a local hospital. Police used a Karelian bear dog, a specialized Finnish breed used for hunting, to track the bear and killed her. They also found the bear’s ...

Karelian Bear Dogs were bred in Finland hundreds of years ago for hunting. From bears to moose, these fearless dogs were on the frontline. Now, ironically, they are being used to save bears and ...

Wildlife officers using a Karelian bear dog found and killed a sow later that morning. Two cubs, about 9 months old, "captured, assessed, and transported" to a wildlife rehabilitation facility.

Wildlife officials then used a Karelian bear dog to track the animal. The bear was located later that morning with two cubs, with officials capturing the cubs and killing the adult female bear.