In The Cloud of Uncaring, Friend Bear is mentioned when Secret Bear learns of No Heart's plan to concoct a spell to summon a "Cloud of Uncaring", but can only use charades to communicate with the others, leaving an exasperated Brave Heart to comment "Boy, if Friend Bear were here she'd be able to understand what Secret Bear's trying to tell us..." In " Cub Bouts", Secret is later seen among a crowd of spectators during the annual Belly Badge Bout competition witnessing what appears to be Wonderheart Bear's new powers, but it turns out the cub was just secretly using some of Tenderheart's Care 'N Share Charms to grant her own wishes. The idea sprang from a scene I wanted to put into It's The Bear. In this scene Eddy hides from the approaching Bear in the basket but his teddy is left outside - so when Eddy speaks the Bear, not able to see him, thinks it is the teddy speaking. Your characters have to act in character for the story to be believeable and it seemed just the sort of mistake that my great big dumb, loveable Bear would make. For a book to work it has to be true to its subject matter. I knew that to make the story work Eddie and the Bear's friendship had to be believable. They couldn't just meet and suddenly become friends - this is not how it happens. There has to be a rapport - a sharing of experience which attracts people together. In this case initially there was the fact that both Eddy and the Bear felt a loneliness which couldn't be filled by their teddies. I think there is a vulnerable stage where you have to reach out to the other and you don't know what their response will be - they may reject you. It is Eddy who does this - by telling the Bear he is lonely.

Friend Bear is a character in the first computer-animated Care Bears film, Journey to Joke-a-lot. They are one of the Bears who helps out with the Care Bear Fair when Funshine runs away. As awareness towards animals increases, the demand for dog meat decreases. More than 6 million pet dogs now reside in homes in South Korea. AFP/ANTHONY WALLACE The government of Vietnam has already banned the sale of dog meat due to concerns of fatal rabies infections, especially if the origin of the dog meat is unclear. In Vietnam, dogs are often stolen from pet lovers and then sold to restaurants. Friend Bear makes a few minor appearances in the 2007-2008 Adventures in Care-a-Lot television series. In " The Cloud of Uncaring", when they learn of No Heart's plans to create a spell that will summon a "Cloud of Uncaring", they must alert the rest of the bears by playing charades, but because Friend Bear was not present, they have trouble getting the point across, leaving an exasperated Brave Heart Lion finally laments "Boy, if Friend Bear were here she'd be able to understand what Secret Bear's trying to tell us..."

South Korea is not the only one who believes that eating dog meat is healthy for the body. In Vietnam, people also believe that dog meat or thit cho—part of an old tradition—should be eaten with rice wine or beer. The toys were first made as characters on cards in 1981; the original artwork was done by James Lewis. Later, other toys called the Care Bear Cousins were introduced. National Geographic Magazine, February 2018, stated that it is not only Asia that consumes dog meat, but also native Americans. This practice has been carried out for thousands of years before Columbus landed in the New World. It is interesting how with a joke you run with it as long as you can, squeezing out as many laughs from it as you can find, until you resolve it with the punchline: the revelation (to the Bear) that it is Eddy's voice - not the teddy's. Of course the readers (and the read to) know all along that it is Eddy’s voice and it is being in on this information which offers the potential for laughs. In the very first Care Bears theatrical film, Friend Bear is one of the main characters, alongside new addition Secret Bear. In this film, and most of the rest of the '80s work, Friend serves as Secret's translator and can understand their body language fluently, and does most of the talking for them. Friend is also the usual bear Secret whispers and tells secrets to.

Dedicated to preserving nature and its inhabitants, Forest Friend Bear spreads awareness of woodlands destruction and deforestation to make sure the world remains green for generations to come. While it might be easy to pin him as a simple "tree hugger", Forest Friend is a bear with a mission, and like his buddies Sea Friend Bear and I Care Bear, he strives to make the world a more livable place for everyone, bear, bunny or otherwise. They have sea blue fur and their Belly badge depicts an ocean wave in front of a smiling sun, and was marketed and sold exclusively in the UK and Australia. A tricolour rainbow descending and flowing outwards behind a yellow bear face with heart-shaped eyes, surrounded by sparkles. In " Magic Mirror", they are part of a large group of Care Bears and Care Cousins in a discussion about a girl named Lisa who believes there is a monster in her closet. Their first appearance in the series was in The Great Race, as one of the contestants in the annual Care Bear Family Obstacle Race. However, when Mr. Beastly rigs the ballot to make himself a participant, they and the rest of the bears must put up with his constant cheating, with Friend Bear getting caught in a bag he hangs from a tree.A dog from the Pro Dogs Direct rescue charity arrived at St Paul's Church in Covent Garden, London, England, on November 18, 2023.

That each was having the same problem and each was the answer to the other's problem seemed a perfect solution - they could become friends. In this way I discovered that the theme of the story was friendship. It is a pivotal moment because, having gone through the fear stage, now the Bear could get angry. Of course Eddy's laughter at the Bear could not in any way be nasty, but a hurt Bear could easily take it that way. It takes the Bear to swallow his pride (in a sense, expose his silliness, be vulnerable) be willing to laugh at himself for them to really start coming together by sharing the laughter. Secret Bear is not what one might refer to as "talkative". As part of their secretive demeanor, they only confide in their closest friends, usually Friend Bear, and usually talk in whispers or at a low volume. When they have to get their point across, they do so either by pantomime or charades, leaving everyone else to interpret Secret's message the best that they can. Friend, however, can understand Secret's charades fluently and is therefore the only one who does most of the talking for them. In the Play Along toyline, Secret Bear was changed to a female character and recolored magenta. She has had many plush toys and other products made. A number of live dogs were offered for sale for their meat at Beriman Market in Tomohon, North Sulawesi, on July 29th, 2012.

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In The Cloud Worm, when a hungry Cloud Worm threatens to literally eat the Care Bears out of house and home, Friend Bear is among the denizens of Care-a-Lot who try to convince him to go somewhere else. In Camp, they and several other bears travel to Earth to help two boys named Sanford and Murphy enjoy their camping trip despite their different personalities. This shows that dogs have been kept since ancient times to help with hunting. Because they are loyal to their owner, dogs are valued for their role as guardians.

Sea Friend Bear was only available as a mid-1980's limited release UK and Australia exclusive 13" plush toy. Due to its rarity and relatively short shelf life, it remains a popular item for collectors. Although some native Americans, like the Sioux Indians, consume dog meat for sacred purposes, others consider it taboo. In the friendship ceremony of the Sioux Indian tribe, there is a special food made of dog meat to celebrate the bond between tribe members through the sacrifice of dogs, the most loyal friends of humans. Friend In Mayor for a Day, when Professor Coldheart rigs a children's contest to be mayor of a small town for a day, Friend Bear and some other bears travel and team up with a group of local children to stop his reign of terror. It is unknown what gender they were in Adventures in Care-a-Lot, as they were not referred to by any gendered pronoun until the 2010s series. They also gave way to three animated movies for the cinema in the mid-1980s. A related TV series from DIC and, later, Canada's Nelvana Limited came out at almost that same time.If you think about it, there is another way the joke could have been played out: with us not knowing that Eddy was there, so there was a mystery - whose voice is it ? - so the readers would get the same revelation as the Bear when Eddy was seen. In the end you go for the version which has the most laughs (and fits in to your story). A survey conducted by HSI Korea earlier this year revealed that over 86 percent of surveyed adults admitted to not intending to consume dog meat in the future, regardless of having consumed it in the past. In Braces, she is among another group who attempts to convince a boy named Joey to not be self-conscious about his new braces.