This made bear hunting particularly dangerous and one good bear-aggressive Laika, or a pair, was very important. Most good bear-hunting Laikas start naturally but, for owners of these dogs living far away from bear populated parts of the country, it is important to find out if their dogs would be able to work well on this animal. Reaction to tracks of bear, courage during the barking, aggressiveness, skill of biting and persistence. Courage during barking at the bear is described as a behavior of a dog in the presence of the bear, style and confidence of the dog during baying. Aggressiveness and skill are described as strength, precision of bites and excitement of the dog during the baying of the bear.
Dexterity is described as the ability of the dog to avoid strikes and counterattack of the bear.
During barking a Laika must constantly keep an eye on the bear and be prepared to avoid to be caught. Persistence during the chasing and baying the bear. At the trials, work of Laika on the captured bear is evaluated on a point system. Such dogs are valuable, if used to hunt bears in winter when they are over wintering in dens. Actually, at this job, Degree III Laikas are better than very aggressive individuals.