Family Adopts A 'Dog', Two Years And 200+ Lbs Later Discover It's Not Actually A Dog At All (Pictures & Comments)

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Nov 4, 2023 12:00 PM EDT

Su Yun was on vacation with her family when she thought she bought a Tibetan mastiff puppy. Tibetan mastiffs are huge, they can grow up to 150 pounds and were typically used as guard dogs for centuries due to their large and intimidating nature. However, as her 'puppy' grew, she couldn't help but notice its insatiable appetite. It just kept growing and growing, and then it started standing on two legs sometimes! After two years and 250 pounds later, Su Yun contacted the local animal authorities. Turns our her puppy was actually an Asiatic black bear!

Don't you just hate it when that happens? We know that bears are cute and friend-shaped, but they probably shouldn't be kept as pets. Su Yun did the right thing, and they were able to find a solution for her very large puppy. So next time you're in the market for a cute, fluffy puppy, just double-check to make sure it's not actually a bear, first!

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    We could see how a bear cub could pass as one of these fluffy beasts. We mean, look at it! It's enormous, and kind of bear-like. Actually, it looks more like a melanistic lion, but the details don't really matter here - even as puppies they must be enormous!

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    Carnivore - FAMILY IN DISBELIEF AFTER PET DOG THEY RAISED FOR TWO YEARS TURNS OUT TO BE A BEAR
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    Really, you didn't hear the 'dog' bark for two years, and you were still wondering if it was really a dog? Don't bear paws and dog paws look different? Bears have thumbs for goodness sake! Well, not really thumbs, but closer to thumbs than dogs do. We're calling bologna on this one! 

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    Font - factsdailyy A family in China had what they thought was a 250-pound pet Tibetan mastiff, a dog breed that can grow to be quite large. It wasn't until the pet reached 250 pounds and started walking around on its hind legs that they realized there was a mistake. The family then called officials who informed them the dog was actually an endangered Asiatic black bear.
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    Font - "The more he grew, the more like a bear he looked," Su told Chinese media. The owner's growing suspicion about her pet's true nature did not sit well with her because she admitted that she is "a little scared of bears." Su reached out to the authorities, who quickly identified her supposed dog as an Asiatic black bear, which is classified as a vulnerable species.
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    Font - roxas284 "can I pet that dawg?" 2w 7,057 likes Reply
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    Font - sirenfatale So not a single bark in 2 years and they didn't notice nothing strange? I call BS 2w 4,136 likes Reply
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    Font - archusain So.. a trans-bear? Or he identifies as a bear, maybe?
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    Font - duke.seager Something to bear in mind when buying a dog. 2w 758 likes Reply
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    Smile - dmofttt For two years you never heard your dog bark n didn't wonder 2w 396 likes Reply
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    Font - kapuloyannickchansa What about barking..did they not realize
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    Font - va1rl How do you even make that mistake??? 2w 4,246 likes Reply
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    Font - lee_waitforit_cook Nah, they knew it was a bear and got busted, but this is an amazing alibi lolol
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    Font - mattleon01 Don't you just hate when that happens?
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    Font - _daangit_ Why friend-shaped?
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    Human body - jackie_gashe It identified as a dog...its detransitioned. Its totally normal
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