This is a touching and remarkable example of a sentient polar bear affectionately interacting with a tethered sled dog in the Canadian wilderness.

Polar bears weigh 330-990 lbs and can easily kill a dog, especially one on a leash. But this video, taken by David De Meulles of Manitoba, shows the bear gently stroking the calm animal on its head.

“I didn’t know what was going to happen, and then sure enough he started petting that dog, acting like he was a friend,” De Meulles told CBC. I’m so excited to watch a video of a lifetime.’

Unlikely friends: This polar bear was seen petting a sled dog at a northern Canadian dog breeding centre. The sturdy sled dog on a leash did not seem to be bothered by the bear at all

De Meulles was taking tourists to see the polar bears when they came across the dogs chained to local man Brian Ladoon.

Ladoon has a sled dog named гагe, a dog that can’t stand the cold – and is clearly scared too.

At first, the bear stood on the chained animal, which lay still at its feet.

But then the dog does not lightly touch the right paw and gently – if at all – brings it down to the dog’s head.

This time he defeated the newly grown dog and stroked it, more confidently. Then it switched to its left paw and began to pat the dog’s head.

Inside the hellish prison where my drug-smuggling grandmother waited to die

Tell it: The dog happily lets the bear pet it with both paws – cautiously at first, but then with smooth, gentle movements

At this point, the dog, apparently aroused by its companion, stood up and began to walk – forcing the bear, which had its front legs wrapped around the dog’s leash – to also back away. .

“I know bears are somewhat friendly with dogs, but for a bear to pet like a human, petting a dog is just a shame,” De Meulles said.

‘It was a beautiful sight to behold and I couldn’t believe such a huge animal would commit such a predatory act on another animal.’

Ladoon told CBC that the dogs, bred to withstand the cold, see the cold area as a ‘paradise’ and are rarely troubled by ргedаtoгѕ, except for the occasional woɩⱱeѕ attack.

There had been “fear” of polar bears, he said, but “primitive and fearful” dogs had kept the ugly bears in their place.

And it sounds like rewarding the well-behaved kids with some playtime.

Time Out: Finally, the dog seemed to tire of the bear and got up to wander off, forcing the bear to back away because the chain was wrapped around its front legs.