It is unacceptable to put your pets in danger.
A bear wanders into Jim's cabin in the woods and wakes up Jim and his dog.
Jim wants to stop the bear.
Jim tells his dog to run away and Jim runs for his gun.
Jim tells the dog to attack the bear and Jim goes for his gun.
Jim shoots the bear until it runs out of the cabin, and he's relieved that he and the dog are okay.
Jim manages to shoot the bear and it runs away, but Jim's dog is dead.