Scout's owner, Kayla Kleine told Storyful the bear, who visits the yard regularly, had earlier helped himself to her 3-year-old dog's breakfast.

A proud Pomeranian fearlessly protected his home – or more likely his food bowl – from a black bear who wandered inside.

A huge bear had a snoop around a family home before he was chased out by the owner’s tiny five-pound dog. Kayla Kleine had left her front door ajar on Monday to get some air into her house in west Vancouver, Canada. However an unexpected guest took this as an opportunity to have a nosey around – a black bear.