Russell Chadwick remembers the summer he turned 16 — it was the time he wrestled with grizzly bears! Russell’s adventure happened at an animal training center owned by Doug and Lynne Seus. They asked Russell to help them take care of two four-month-old grizzly bear cubs called Little Bart and Honey Bump. Russell’s job was to play with the bears to get them used to humans. At the same time, he had to remember that movie bears are still wild animals: “One time Bump took a bite out of my back, and I had to wrestle her to the ground. She knew she had done something wrong and ‘apologized’ by putting her head in my lap.” Russell found that bears can understand more than just “sit” and “stay.” For example, when Russell called out “Peekaboo!” to the adult bear, Tank, he covered his eyes with his paws, just like a little kid. Russell says that he appreciates the experience he had, working with bears.