...the important issues at Kiska, a 6-year-old male dog, distracted the bear by barking, allowing his owner, Todd Fitzgerald, 46, to run to a nearby home. "If my dog had not tied up that bear for the few seconds, I don't know what would...

...east of Fairbanks. A grizzly chased a man who was riding a bike on a trail about a mile off Chena Hot Springs Road. Todd Fitzgerald was not hurt, in part because his golden retriever held the bear at bay long enough for him to flee. Fitzgerald...