He always thought his husky’s playdates were strictly with neighborhood dogs, until the day he came home to find massive, muddy footprints leading straight through his house.

In Juneau, Alaska, the man and his husky were accustomed to watching bears wander into their yard to feast on the fruit trees every summer. But this time was different. His front door was splintered open, muddy tracks stamped across the floor. Heart racing, he followed the trail through the house and out to the yard, where several bears were sprawled in the grass, surrounded by his husky’s favorite toys.

Animal control was called, and the bears were safely relocated. But when the man checked his security cameras, the truth stunned him. His husky had been the one to roll out the welcome mat, happily wagging and barking as he led the bears straight through the house and out to the yard, just as he had done countless times before when neighborhood dogs came over for playdates.

The husky, in its boundless sociability, made no distinction between dog and bear, turning an innocent “playdate” into a startling—yet ultimately peaceful—home invasion.