Man protecting his dog gets attacked by huge mama bear in backyard of his Southern California home. The incident took place in the Los Angeles suburb of Sierra Madre. According to police, the man's small dog went after a bear cub that wandered into the backyard of their home on North Hermosa Avenue. The mama bear then stepped in to protect her cub and attacked the dog. That's when the dog's owner, a man in his fifties, tried to protect his dog by kicking the mama bear. The mama bear responded by slashing the man on his calves and biting the back of his right knee, according to police. Wildlife officials tranquilized both the mama bear and her cub.🐻👮🏻‍♂️