It's so sad. It's the second terrier to be killed this year in NZ defending its owners from another stray.
I know Dougal would get himself killed if a dog tried to attack me.
The equally sad part of that story was that the other dog killed itself in a panic to get away. How terrified must that dog have been to choke itself to death trying to get away? If only the stupid person from dog control hadn't suggested that the little kid approach the dog. Two dogs might be alive today. Even if the stray did get euthanised -- that's a much kinder death than the one it must have suffered.
Cornering a scared dog is going to make it aggressive. Even Dixie will bite if she's cornered and scared. But a big dog will just do so much more damage. It's truly sad. |