Earl Got Attacked! We Almost Lost Him! 

I agree with Tamera. Bear may be the good guy who fought off another animal. The blood may be from another animal that Bear came to Earls rescue when he yelled out. I really don’t think he did it.

He is such a good dog! No whining or growling when you touch or go near his wounds! God bless him and hope all goes well!

Praying for sweet Earl's full recovery.

If Earl were mine I’d keep him in the house .

Aww earl looks soo sad. Breaks my heart. Give him lots of hugs prayers for his recovery

Bear looks like "Sorry dad, the coon got to him before I could get to it" just as he would look like if something attacked a baby goat and he was to late. We all saw how he took down the piglet without it being wounded. Earl is just shell shocked, not scared of Bear, if he was he would lay down submissively when Bear came close. Having Bear fixed will stop him from straying when the neighbors dog is in heat, so a good idea. Look at the dogs body languish, Earl clearly is buddy with Bear, no competition between them. No more feeding on the terrace to attract coon and possums.

I’m so glad Earl is OK! He is just so adorable!! Sending him love & hugs & hope he feels much better!!

Earl is a golden doodle and needs to stay near the house.

You can see when bear went to greet earl at the door. He was wagging his tail and saying ‘man are you ok that was INTENSE the other night hey’

I'd start using your security camera's for the house that you showed us a while ago, poor Earl hope he makes a full recovery and I hope it wasn't Bear that attacked him I hope he was defending him from another animal.

I would never leave a dog the size of Earl outside when I wasn’t home, for the reasons you just experienced. I don’t believe those injuries were caused by Bear.

Awe, poor Earl..... prayers for a speedy recovery.....🙏🏽🙏🏽

Look to see how Earl acts towards Bear when you bring him home.

Give Bear the benefit of the doubt :-( he was probably trying to help Earl who was attacked by a racoon. They are both so cute, and they are buddies.

See how Earl reacts around Bear next meeting of the two. That will tell you all you need to know.

My 80 lb dog kept attacking my Jack Russell (both were intact males), we got the big dog fixed & there hasn’t been another incident since. I hope this helps your fur family as much as it did mine.

I have wrote to you guys a few times over the years when it come to wild animals. A coon will attack the face and chest because that is where it can reach. Bear, on the other hand would bite the back and neck of the smaller dog. how is Bear going to get Earls chest? Look close for a dead coon or other smaller animal. Bear would have killed it for the bites on his face. As always I love you chanel, and Earl should heal very very fast.

Daniel, I understand the way you see it and that is one scenario, but my first thoughts were that a large male raccoon attacked Earl and Bear came in trying to get the coon off Earl. Inadvertently in this struggle, Bear may have mistakenly bit Earl while trying to get the coon.

I'm so glad Earl is okay. They are both precious. I sure hope all goes well. Fingers crossed!

That dog fought fiercely for its life. I wouldn't leave him outside if I wasn't home or overnight. Glad he made it. I can see that you do care for him. I wish you all well. Great decision to have Bear neutered.

I'm believing Bear fought off what ever animal attacked Earl ! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Even if Bear was feeling his oats I don't think he would go for the kill with his buddy.

So happy that Earl is recovering, and it sounds like Bear is needing to be neutered with all the marking his territory, 😊👍💕💕💕

Just reposting this here as it failed to post on your latest video. I've been watching your channel for over 2 years, haven't commented before, and appreciate that you tell it like it is with your farm animals. This has to include your working dog Bear. Like other viewers, my first instinct with Bear being blamed was unhappiness and I thought it was unfair. I've watched Bear grow up and he puts in a hard and honest day's work every day. He was there first. It's his patch and his territory. His gentle temperment with the kids is also incredible as many working dogs I know are aloof and all business and only answer to one alpha male human. But having Bear neutered is a gift for him and one of the kindest things you can do. Neutered male dogs live longer, are healthier, develop fewer cancers and tend not to get into as many bloody scraps with other male dogs. One day, Bear will be an old boy and if he charges into a fight with another male dog he'll really take damage and suffer. Over the years, we've grown to see dogs as little humans or fur babies. They aren't. They don't behave like children and have their own instincts. We don't do animals any favour by pretending they are humans. Having Bear fixed is a kindness both for him and for future unwanted litters of his puppies. Who knows if Bear rally mauled your house dog. But it's put the push on to get him fixed and that's at least one positive outcome from a bad situation. You did right.

You are absolutely making the right decisions for the dogs. Prayers for speedy healing for them both.

Poor baby boy. He's a beautiful boy. Glad you took him to the vet. If it was Bear, there'd be nothing left.

I really don't think think that Bear attacked Earl..... I think it was (as the vet said) a raccoon and not a big dog...... if Bear was to attack him there would be much more damage to Earl. I've had cats that got attacked by raccoons and they will do some damage to a small(ish) animal. just my 2 cents worth ..... glad he'll be ok.

Poor Earl & Bear 💞🐕💞🐕 Hope they heal up fast and feel better soon.

Poor Earl. I'm glad he's ok. My mom's dog got attacked by another dog and it was pretty bad but she recovered. I think Earl will be ok. Bless you all. Happy holidays to you and Earl. 💞🐕💞🎄🎁🎉 P.S. We may never know what happened. However, it's time to get Bear fixed, my friend, for everyone's benefit.

A coon was my first thought. Bear has big teeth and those don't look like big teeth wounds. Which would mean that Bear is probably the hero in this story and maybe saved Earl's life.

How do you know that Bear didn’t SAVE Earl from a coyote? Bear may be the good guy here. Just putting that out there

Poor baby!! I’m so happy he is going to be okay!

Awww! Praying for Earl to heal soon! Bear seems sorry! ❤ Bear maybe helped Earl fight off the raccoon, and they both got hurt. Earl and Bear are the cutest!

Even with getting Bear fixed, I would put up a dog run for Earl when you don’t have time to monitor them. He would be safe from all bigger animals. I have been breeding dogs for many years and there are times neutering hasn’t helped with the behaviour. Just a bit of info is all.

I think Bears body language was in response to Daniel’s voice and attitude towards him. He could sense the disapproval and judgement. If you do not have footage of the attack I think you have to give bear proper justice by letting him be innocent until proven guilty. And you will need to change your feeding habits because you may be drawing raccoons onto your porch. If you are really worried about them being together without supervision then you will need to provide the supervision and or just keep them apart when you can not be with them. I really do not think you can judge bear from his body language or some blood. The blood and some signs of injury can also be from a wild animal. Bear is smart and realized you are not happy with him and responded accordingly!!

Poor guy! 😢 Hope he heals soon

Aw, poor baby. I hope he heals quickly and starts feeling better.

Looks like legs were the target. Dogs go for other areas in fights. And the size of Bear vs . Earl, a heck of a lot more damage to skin around neck, shoulders and sides. I am a former Vet Tech, and have seen the big dog vs smaller dog damage before. So...raccoon. betcha!! And Earl is soo pathetic. Awwww!!! He's going to be very sore for a day or 4. (He'll be fine. Going after treats is a wonderful sign.)

I’m going to believe that big brother Bear came to little brother Earl’s rescue during an attack by an animal such as a raccoon. Earl may not have wanted to go outside there at the end of the video but he did not seem terrified of Bear.

Hope he gets better. Prayers for him. Keep an eye on him no more left behinds may not get another chance

Earl, we are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. Hope you feel 100% soon.

Nope, Bear doesn't have any injuries that match the damage done to Earl's teeth... it was either a raccoon... or a smaller dog.

I think Bear also experienced trama and was needing some loving from Dad. It makes sense that it was a coon attacking Earl. Not a large dog. Plus, where you found Earl hiding in such a small area makes me think a coon backed him into that spot. Better get some cameras watching your porch area to see this coon and get rid of it before Bear has to fight it off again because I believe that’s what Bear did to save his Earl.

I just love Earl and his sweet personality..Gemma is cute too..Love how you pamper those fur animals.. We just had our cat neutered ,now our problems have been solved. Lol .I hope Earl gets through this really soon..God Bless.

Why leave a dog his size outside when you not home knowing there are other animals out there Aww. Earl is too cute 🥰

Poor Earl..I guess little dogs should be kept safe in the house when away from home...glad he's ok

It's a shame that Bear who's learned to provide protection, watch out for the livestock, gets the brunt of the blame when there is a active young dog feeling himself and no one knows what really happened...

Earl is so luck to have you in his life ❤️🤦🏽‍♀️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Earl is so sweet, he's happy to be with you, He knows you will protect him, I'm sorry Earl, hugs.

My first thought was racoon. I don't think Earl would make it through an attack by Bear. Multiple bite wounds and the skin cut/ tear sure sounds more like racoon than a big dog. Pretty sure Bear would have broken or crushed bones. Either way, having to intact males can certainly be a territorial challenge!

Daniel, I think the raccoon is what happened and Bear protected his buddy. I think Earl hid under the deck because the raccoon was out for the food in their bowls. Question, do you think neutering Bear will decrease his ability to protect the animals as he should?

keep Earl in the house protect him

Hard decision for you. But you are being careful. Hugs for Earl and Bear. Bless you all.

I find it hard to believe that Bear attacked Earl, there would have been so much more damage. I think Bear came to Earl's defense and got bit as a result.

Glad that Earl is going to be OK. I feel sorry for the both of them.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE ARMS FAMILY!

Earl deserves Lots of Sympathy and LOVE. He's a sweet dog!

I don't think Bear bit him. Earl's tail was wagging when he was at the door. Both dogs looked happy to see each other as well.

I’m with the group that says Bear helped Earl. My bro had the same type of dog. He would have killed Earl if he “got that aggressive”. Would not shock me if Earl ran into a raccoon and got attacked and Bear came to his defense. Give him some credit. He has not a mean bone in his body

I love Bear! Bear is a great dog! I've noticed how all your dogs get along, and I don't think Bear fought with Earl. I think Bear and Earl were defending themselves from an intruder. So, I was thinking it'd be a good idea for some security cams about now. And maybe take Bear to visit the vet and have him checked out, too. I hope all goes well for poor Lil Earl, poor puppy..... Peace and blessings

He's such a good boy and we all Love EARL!!

A very wise old Vet once told me (after a very severe fight between my 2 NEUTERED male dogs left me struggling to try to keep further altercations from happening), "once two dogs have gotten into a serious fight, future fighting is almost inevitable...they will fight to the death if allowed to continue''. I wound up getting seriously bitten myself in my efforets to STOP them. With all due respect...here's a few suggestions; Going forward,never feed the dogs together or in a common area, consider making Earl an "indoor dog''(using a leash or run for bathroom breaks), always keep the security cameras on the pets, and have Earl supervised 100% of the time when not indoors. Ideas may sound overly cautious and/or harsh, but the bottom line=Earl is no match for either predatory raccoons OR your LGD Bear,

Daniel, I kind of believe the vet about the bite because we had a big dog like Bear that was named Bear that if he got into a fight with another dog, then he would have killed it.I think Bear came in to take care of Earl. That's my 2 cents worth but dogs can be dominant over food and territory. 👍

Prayers for your beautiful Earl. They are both beautiful dogs. I so hope everything goes well. Love to you all. Grammie Suzie from Bradenton FL ❤️

My neighbors laughed as they watched him roll away their fruits and vegetables. They knew exactly where they went. Thank God we were very close neighbors and very tight they were like grandparents to me. Well when I got up they brought the truck and I helped to load what my raccoon had stolen. As cinnamon covered his eyes and shook his head. Great farm stories hope you enjoyed mine. 1968 a year I will never forget. He rode the horses with me too! Love you all!

Glad Earl is doing OK. I am thinking a raccoon got Earl and Bear tried to help him. 🎄💖🎄

I'm still thinking raccoon first! Bear shaking could be a little in shock of witnessing the trauma or also trying to defend Earl! We live right in middle of our city! We had a raccoon kill our cat, we had a necropsy done because we thought it was a bebe gun! We had a raccoon grab our Yorkie by tail/back end, the screech she made, I was afraid she was dead! Mind you, this was in our fenced in back yard! She shook all evening! She was scared for awhile, even to go outside! We have had multiple incidences with raccoons! No food, garden, or anything to attract them, except small animals, rabbit, cats, dogs! We had a friend, same city, have her small dog out on a tie-out chain, went around corner of house, attacked by raccoon and killed, in just a few minutes! She heard the first couple screeches and that was it! That was alot of lacerations and bites for a first incident poss with bear! I'm so glad you aren't getting rid of Bear and are having him neutered! Also, when Earl was at doorway and bear came up, she didn't back up and act scared, they greeted each other, and after bear walked away, no way was Earl going outside! Just a few things to think about! God bless you all, including all the farm animals!

Poor little buddy.....hope you feel better very soon..

Hi......Daniel, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🌱🏡🎥👍👍👍

Oh, I felt so bad for Earl the morning after his attack...he looked so bewildered by what happened. Good job taking care of him.

When males fight and see each other again the reaction is not typically a greeting of miss you buddy like bear and earl did. The attached dog usually squeals and hides, the attacker dog usually struts proud. Bear lowered his head like dude you ok, I'll protect you come on out. Vet does know their different bites as well. So bear is innocent until proven otherwise, no proof here.

Poor Earl, praying for a speedy recovery.

I think God that Earl is OK he’s such a cutie I just pray that he will have a fast recovery.. Bear just doesn’t seem like the type of dog that would do something like that I believe a raccoon came around there and attacked Earl and bear was trying to help Earl and I guarantee you one thing if that is the case I guarantee you that raccoons laying up there in the woods somewhere dead because I think bear thinks he’s there to protect all the animals….

It's not often that I am unhappy with one of your vids, but this one, I definitely am. Whether Bear attacked Earl or not, it is common sense not to have two entire male dogs in one household. I am very pleased that you are neutering Bear. Hopefully, his hormones will calm down quickly, although this can sometimes take around 8 weeks. Sending Earl lots of love and wishing him a speedy recovery.

This is a video that I sure didn’t expect to ever see. My love for animals… this simply breaks my heart, but I’m so relieved to see how much you all love, nurture, and care for your animals. Thank you for doing what you do to do what’s best for them. I sure hope it was not Bear. I hope it was just Bear defending Earl from another stray animal. I really love both of them. Look at the mama holding the baby. He’ll be on baby food for awhile now. I’m so happy to hear that Earl will have lots of loving pampering and a full recovery. Poor Bear… I just hope he doesn’t get a guilty verdict for something he didn’t do. He’s such a big loving dog.

I loved my labradoodle, they are so kind and sweet. They have the kindest eyes they have like sheep eyes. My Prince pasted from a tumor in the eye, that furbaby took a huge part of my heart with him when he crossed the rainbow bridge. He was giving to me from my best friend that died in the Joplin tornado, I miss both dearly.

Not a bully , nature. Bear is a great dog. I see how dj feels but it is a big farm . And bear has earned the right to be there. His protection of your children alone from coyotes or pigs. Maybe the Little Red Dog Earl should be Mama's inside dog. Surely there can be room for both dogs there at the farm get them both fixed.

Earl's reaction to seeing Bear again speaks volumes, that wasn't typical of a dog meeting up with one that got the better of him. His head wasn't down and he showed no fear. One vote for "Free Bear".

I AGREE. Raccoon was involved in the bite marks and BEAR protected his brother. I also had a BEAR male dog. He was the 8 puppy borned to a German Shepherd. He was the smallest puppy at birth. We adopted a dog from the state fair ground. That was left on a one foot chain. She was skin and bones. 36 hours later she had 8 healthy puppies. Never knew she was with pups. You could see her ribs. Poor thing. I bought her good the best food for her and her puppies. She was the best kindest mother dog. We kept her and BEAR. Prince was her name. She became HEALTHY. We didn't know she was pregnant being so skinny. We found good homes for 7 puppies. We knew the families. The 7th pup was named BEAR in Polish. (female) then ours was BEAR. All that to say. Our German Shepherd was a sweetheart protective mother dog. The vet told you what she knew. I AGREE with the VET. THE TWO DOGS WERE NOT SCARED OF EACH OTHER WHEN THEY FIRST MET AFTER THE VET'S OFFICE VISIT. THAT SAYS A LOT. They are buddies. Give both dogs treats and extra LOVING. YOUR BLESSED. PRAYING in JESUS'S NAME AMEN FROM. S.E. MICHIGAN 🀄🀄🀄. Close to the MI GARDNER/FISHING MAN. Just came a couple weeks to early. I live an hour from the family. Maybe you can have a MEET UP. I will eat vegan 🍕 pizza.

Poor guy, I would leave him in the house from now on.❤

The wounds are not what you would get from bear. They would be deep puncture wounds mostly to the neck area. Raccoons attack the face and front legs which is what you have here. My cane corso engaged a racoon and stopped when it became 3 on 1. On both dogs. I have known dogs that don't pay any attention to each other come to the others defense when it is attacked by another dog or animal. Bear is a guardian dog and thinks that way. He may snap at a playful puppy but I am pretty sure he did not hurt him. I think you are projecting way too much and not looking at the evidence.

I understand the concern about Bear, and I think neutering is a great idea. The first thing I thought when I saw Earls teeth was racoon or possum. I had a smaller dog with the same injuries to her mouth and chest. My Rottweiler/Border collie cross had the same facial bites and leg bites. The fact that Earl was up under the porch also makes me think the racoon, or possum, ran under the porch and Earl followed it cornered it and that when the worst injuries occurred. Im relieved to hear all will heal, and I'm sorry your family had to deal with this. Best of luck. God bless.

He washed everything before he ate it. Even ice cream he would dip it in water and it would run through his fingers. Awesome pet had alot of good times together.

Poor Earl!! He’s so brave.

I'm with many of the others here, I think Bear was trying to protect Earl from some OTHER animal who was attacking him. I have no idea what, it could be anything from a raccoon to a wildcat, but I don't think Bear would harm an animal he knew belongs on the farm. His job is to PROTECT the animals on the farm. But you'll know for sure when Earl comes back, just by watching how he interacts with Bear. If he's afraid of Bear, he MAY have been the culprit, but if he's NOT afraid of him, then I SERIOUSLY doubt that Bear was at fault.

I guess he can’t be left outside..no match for what ever animal attacked him.

Good for you! I bet this will take care of this issue. Sounds like Earl was lucky to survive...thank goodness you hunted him until you found him.

I hope Earl is feeling better.

I think it was a raccoon, and Bear tried to save Earl. Hope he gets better soon.

I agree with the Vet. Sounds like a raccoon got Earl and Bear chased it off after it got him a couple of times. Earl would have acted more terrified when the door was opened and Bear was there, but he didn't. He wasn't afraid at all of Bear. Bear acted concerned as to how Earl was. No aggression at all.

My vote is a raccoon attack and Bear ran the raccoon off, lol. Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤ Such a loving family ❤

I hope earl alright he has a lot of love and affection with his arms family homestead ❤❤❤❤

Poor little Earl, I hope he’ll be okay. He’s such a lovable little guy.

Both boys need to be neutered if you want peace. If you find that there are still issues, that may be the option, or to keep Earl away from Bear, all together. Bear will always protect, whether he's intact or not, but if only one is neutered, you still have the hormone issue, and Bear may become even more dominant, because he's going to try and dominate an intact male. It's kind of an all or none situation. I worked for a shelter for 20yrs, and I trained dogs, and the #1 complaint of dogs coming into the shelter was because either neither were neutered or only 1. Earl will possibly need it too, or you could possibly still have issues, and poor Earl will lose every time. I have a yorkie and a dane. The yorkie is the dominant. I had to neuter both to have peace. Because, yorkies like to start fights they can't finish! Give Earl a hug, and pet ole Bear's head. He's just being a dog, after all. Hormones rule their brain sometimes! lol

My wife also loves our Goldendoodle. We love him and our 4 other dogs.

Sure hope Bear was just defending his lil buddy n Earl gets to feeling better! Have a gr8 week ahead n Happy Holidays 😊 😃

Good evening to Arms Family Homestead and all others too. I'm glad you did find him, i hope everything is ok. To much love to let go, Bear probably got injured from saving Earl from another dog or maybe coyote.

It saddens me that getting rid of Bear was even on the table. I know for now he is staying, but I fear if it really was a dog fight that it is bound to happen again. He has protected your animals from coyotes and other predators for years and has gotten along well with the other dogs. Bear has been nothing but loyal. Earl is the newcomer to the pack. I think it would be easier for Earl to settle with a new family than Bear going to a new farm where he has to learn a new herd of animals and a new property. If a new dog is brought into the fold and it changes the pack dynamics in an undesirable way then they should be the one to go. Why does Earl need to be bred? There are thousands of dogs that are euthanized every day in shelters. Encourage families to adopt from shelters.

We have an intact Great Pyrenees/Border Collie mix and he’s huge and three times he has gone after our smaller male yellow lab (neutered) and savaged his neck. We never leave them together anymore when we’re not home. They really do not like each other and growl often. We love them both so we’re keeping them both.

NEVER LEAVE YOU ANIMALS ALONE OUTSIDE UNATTENDED PLEASE!!!

I would agree with the vet’s assessment. Bear might be upsetand feels guilty that he did not protect Earl well enough. However, it would be wise to follow the precautions suggested (and get Bear neutered as planned) just in case the dogs did fight each other. I’m sure you are keeping a close eye on Bear’s wounds, watching for infection. Prayers for Earl’s recovery and hope he does not have any lasting emotional effects from the incident.🙏🙏🙏