A Florida woman protected herself and her small dog from a bear by throwing the hungry bruin a bag of cookies.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) - A Florida woman says she and her dog survived a bear attack, thanks to a bag of cookies. Kristen Savage was walking her dog, Ringo, in front of their house around 8 ...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) - A Florida woman says she and her dog survived a bear attack, thanks to a bag of cookies. Kristen Savage was walking her dog, Ringo, in front of their house around 8 p.m.

"I threw the bag at [the mama bear], and she stopped for a minute and she sniffed the cookies,” the woman said ...