MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. -- A Racine-area man said 5he prognosis is good for his 6-year-old dog, nine days after it was nearly killed in a bear attack.

Tim Peltz, of Mount Pleasant, said Roxie lost a lot of blood in the Oct. 17 attack, but the boxer's recovery has been promising.

Peltz had just let Roxie out near Crivitz when the dog darted into the forest. As two bear cubs scrambled up into trees, Roxie collided with the mother bear.

The bear locked its jaws onto the dog and swung it around. Peltz ran into the house for a gun, and when he came back the bears were gone.

He found Roxie in a pool of blood. Veterinarians told him they didn't think the dog would survive.

But Roxie is bucking the odds. Her chest is covered in stitches and staples but Peltz said she's regaining her strength.