How To Adopt A Child In Ny

isolated just to the staff housing section. no injuries reported. a new jersey toddler's close encounter with a bear

How To Adopt A Child In Ny, ends with her dogs coming to the rescue. as cbs 2's jessica schneider shows us, the 3.5-year escaped

the black bear that crept into her long valley backyard. [ screaming ] reporter: harper wagner and her dog jeep have grown up together. the lab mix was rescued two years ago but wednesday morning chief rescued wagner's

daughter harper. a bear. reporter: were you scared? chief protect me. reporter: this 400-pound black bear has sauntered into the backyard of their long valley new jersey home on many occasions but it's usually

just at night. but on wednesday morning, it made a much earlier appearance. she yelled, mommy! and i looked up and there was a big bear in between us. reporter: 3.5-year-old harper was playing right here

weapons morning, the mother a few feet away on the porch here on wednesday morning. she heard screams for help and chief came to the rescue. he grabbed his bag leg to pull him away. reporter: wagner grabbed the girl and ran to call the

police. the rest of the dogs took care of the black bear. the other three chased him into the woods. he climbed a tree and then took off. reporter: officials won't kill a bear unless it's a

severe threat. i'm not mad at the bear at all. it's not his fault. reporter: happy your daughter is okay. i was mad at him yesterday. reporter: she will just keep an extra close eye on her

daughter and dogs from now on.