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A Montana couple got a late-night wakeup call from a barking dog alerting them that a black bear had broken into their living room before the man shot and killed the animal with a handgun.

A Montana couple recently got an uninvited guest at night. They took matters into their own hands.

Thomas Bolkcom and Seeley Oblander were woken by the barking of their dog at their home in Montana.

Thomas Bolkcom and Seeley Oblander were woken by the barking of their dog at their home in Montana.

A Montana couple got a late-night wakeup call from a barking dog alerting them that a black bear had broken into their living room before the man shot and killed the animal with a handgun.

A Montana man shot and killed a black bear he encountered in his living room after waking up to the sound of a barking dog in the middle of the

A Montana couple got a late-night wakeup call from a barking dog alerting them that a black bear had broken into their living room before the man shot and killed the animal with a handgun. Bolkcom, 27, a commercial painter and elk hunter, went to investigate and tried to coax the lab-pit bull mix downstairs when he turned around “and there’s this black bear standing in the living room five feet away," Oblander said. Wearing only a t-shirt and underwear, Bolkcom ran back down...

Thomas Bolkcom and Seeley Oblander were woken by the barking of their dog at their home in Montana.

A Montana man shot and killed a black bear he encountered in his living room after waking up to the sound of a barking dog in the middle of the

Thomas Bolkcom and Seeley Oblander were woken by the barking of their dog at their home in Montana.