Polar Bear petting a dog

David de Meulles, a freestyle rider, a mechanic and sometime guide for Northstar Tours in Churchill, Manitoba, captured the amazing sight of a surprisingly gentle polar bear affectionately petting the head of a very calmly receptive Canadian Eskimo dog. The leashed dog enjoyed the brief head rub before getting up, shaking it off and slowly walking away with the bear in tow with the tether. De Meulles spoke with CBC News about the polar bear.