Dog enters bear den

A dog was hurt after going into a bear den in the Strathclair Park area on Thursday.The dog suffered a cut to a hind leg, requiring stitches, and a small scratch to its neck during the noon-hour incident, said Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry spokesperson Jolanta Kowalski. The bear did not exit the den. The dog was not on a leash.“This is a very unusual incident,” Kowalski told The Sault Star.Dogs should be kept on a leash, she said. Most bears will run or climb a tree when