Alerted by their dog, a Connecticut family was shocked to discover a huge black bear under the deck in their backyard. But instead of disturbing the bear, they let him stay. They named him “Marty,” and even set up his own social media page.
Vincent Dashukewich runs a laser engraving business with his father in Plainville, Connecticut.  At the end of December, he was in the family’s backyard with his girlfriend, playing with his pit bull, Cali, when the dog began to growl.
As soon as Vincent’s girlfriend turned and looked underneath the deck, she found Marty.
Marty the bear hibernating under a deck. (Screenshot/Newsflare)
Vincent told The Epoch Times that both his girlfriend and family were “shocked and worried” by the bear’s chosen hibernation spot. They immediately called the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) for advice, but could not resist taking some unobtrusive camera footage of the resting bear between the wooden slats of the deck….