We got up at 4 am so I could catch an early flight to visit Mom. I put Shorty's harness on to take him out for a quick pee. It was still dark but hey, when you gotta go, you gotta go. I snapped on his leash, flipped on the porch light, stepped onto the porch, looked right and left for bears, and by golly I saw one!! Right next door! A large bear was walking across my neighbors yard and turned to walk down the far side of it, towards the back yard. I immediately popped back inside, with Shorty wondering what happened, why didn't he get to go? Nope! I told Randy and we stood on the porch to see if the bear would come back to the front yard but he didn't; probably continued along back yards. What a great start to the day!
