Yes, that's (sadly) how it went. The bears and the dogs were set up unfortunately.
Apparently the guy was also charging people to view the bear with the dogs. So something smells a bit fishy there.
But genuine relationships, love and affection definitely do happen between species. Has anyone heard of the "Kate and Pip" (Great Dane and Deer) thing going on? It's beautiful.
There are lots of videos on You tube about them. Here's one: (nice music too)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHsU4CgnpeA
That was a genuine situation where a motherless fawn came into the dog's garden one day....and it went from that to a lifelong friendship. The deer did go away to do her own natural thing also as she grew up, so the deer was a friend and guest rather than a pet, even though I believe she was hand-reared at first to save her life.