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    $\begingroup$ Could a snake be useful? What about a kangaroo? Or a whale? Any animal could be useful to us if we could get it to do what we want it to. The problem being that we typically can't. I submit the following WB SE question for your consideration. The short answer is that bear would not lend themselves to domestication. There are many reasons, but consider, for example, that they are not pack animals, and don't play nice with one another. $\endgroup$
    – AndreiROM
    Commented Oct 21, 2016 at 21:04
  • $\begingroup$ fun question +1 Might be useful to reframe it tho--dogs serve so many darn functions that you might want to drill down on exactly what you'd want them to do. Hounds are mainly Bay Dogs, and bears wouldn't serve that way. covered in my answer, with linkage. $\endgroup$
    – Erin Thursby
    Commented Oct 22, 2016 at 11:54
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    $\begingroup$ I added that they might be good at protecting specific people in my answer. Bad guard dogs for a camp, but might be good protection for a person. $\endgroup$
    – Erin Thursby
    Commented Oct 22, 2016 at 18:00