My dog would protect my wife to the death. He's devoted to her. But me, I'm not so sure about. One night I was walking him up to the end of our long driveway, and a road work crew had left a road sign standing on the side of the road next to the driveway. The dog's eyesight is not the best. He stopped and wouldn't go near the sign, which was just a black shadow in the darkness. He thought it was some big animal. I tried walking up to it to show him it was safe, but he just stood back and barked. He wouldn't follow me. Another night, he got spooked by a piece of plastic sheeting that was flapping and blowing in the wind. He wouldn't walk past it. So I think if a bear takes me, he's probably going to stand there and bark at it.