Father-in-law and the bear

Last night I dreamt that my husband, my father-in-law and I were in a forest on a mountainside, pushing over dead trees for removal.  In the not too far off distance, we saw a bear.  We kept an eye on it as we went about pushing over the dead trees.  After awhile, my father-in-law announced that if the bear were to start coming our way, he would walk up to greet it while my husband and I safely left the mountain.  He then turned his back and walked off in the direction of the bear.