Yeah Mama animals are not to be toyed with.
Two years ago my husband took our dog outside while it was still dark, and he went over and stood under a big old cherry tree we have. Well, out of the corner of his eye he saw a large shape about 100 feet away and realized it was a bear. So he slowly backed up and called our dog. Now, our dog is part German Shepard,part husky so she's not little but no match for the bear. She didn't know that and she chased the bear into the woods. A few seconds later the bear chased her out of the woods. My husband was able to get our dog to come to him and just as he backed up some more, three bear cubs jumped out of the cherry tree.
Luckily, husband and dog made it to the house in one piece.