Dug was not strong enough to lift the armour, but he did have a good nose and was strong enough to smell it. He was hopeful that he could make sure that each piece of armour went back to the right bear based on who it smelled like, just so that they would not be blamed in case something went missing or one of the bears grabbed the wrong piece of armour and a fight broke out.
He could occasionally be clever.
He was very excited to hear that the bears had not harmed anyone. He thought that they seemed trustworthy, and he was inclined to believe anyone who was being tormented by the people in charge. Activating his collar, he posted a voice post to the network to let others know what was going on so that they wouldn't have to be sad anymore, and let the others assist with lugging out the heavy armour.