Provided / Nevada Department of WildlifeLAKE TAHOE, Nev. – Two of Nevada Department of Wildlife’s (NDOW) top employees look a little shaggy. Karelian Bear Dogs can cost several thousand dollars, although donors have helped. Using on-the-job training, Badger and Banjo were introduced to bears’ scents, then tranquilized bears, working up to participating in bear releases. Karelian Bear Dogs, including Banjo (right), haze a black bear after a release. As Lackey was dealing with the trapped bear, the bear he intended to trap walked past, ignoring Lackey and his bear dogs, and headed for the house.