'If that bear would have gotten in the house, it probably would have been all over for us,' Sid Lebarron said.
Melinda Lebarron said she let the dog out for a walk in the backyard on Saturday evening when the black bear attacked.
At one point, he broke a curtain rod off the back door of the home in order to stop the bear from coming in the house. She suffered serious injuries during the attack, spending more than two-and-a-half months recovering in hospital. During the previous attack, her husband was not around to help.
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