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. Karelian Bear Dogs, including Banjo (right), haze a black bear after a release. He didn’t ask the agency to add a position to assist him; instead, he followed up on an idea he’d seen on a National Geographic program featuring Karelian Bear Dogs. 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.