Pastor Rescues Dog 'Peyton Manning' from Black Bear's Jaws
On 4/7/21 at 9:03 AM EDT
A Pennsylvania pastor rescued his pet dog from the jaws of a black bear on Monday in the township of Mt. Pleasant.
Rev. Tim Stradling, 56, said he let the dog go outside his home at around 10 p.m. Shortly after, the canine—a nine-year-old Maltese/silky terrier mix named Peyton Manning—began barking,
The Tribune-Review reported.
Stradling initially thought that Peyton was barking at the deer that sometimes frequent the woods close to his home.
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But when the pastor looked outside, he saw "a good medium-sized" black bear with Peyton clutched in the animal's jaws.