I wanted to cry reading this heartbreaking news. My prayers are with your grandaughter. May Spooky RIP. My heart goes out to your family. Please give your grandaughter a hug from me.

I know how one can be filled with so much anger they want and will do harm to the dog who attacked. When Gus was attacked by a German Shepherd I went to the owners house to tell them what their dog did and the damn dog growled at me. I was too scared to walk all the way up to the door for fear that she would come after me. There was no car in the driveway so I figuared they werent home. I did call the police because she was out walking the streets, and they came with the animal control, they gave them a fine and a warning. About 4 months later there was a dead chi that was found in it's own back yeard. They lived next door to the Shephard but there was no proof that she did outside of the big hole under the fence that she dug,,,, but since nobody seen anything, they can't prove she did it. Not even a week after that she got out again and got ahold of a puppy and killed it right infront of the kids who where playing with her in their front yard. It took 3 attackes for them to finally take the dog away.

Now I may get bashed for this but I wouldn't think twice of pulling an Annie Oaklie if I felt my kids or Gus were being threatened by a dog in our own yard. It's really sad because it's totally the owners fault and these poor dogs have to suffer for their owners mistakes.

Oh Bettyeanne, this is so very said and I will for sure remember your little grand-
daughter in my prayers.

oh thats terrible! I\'m so sorry. What an awful way for her to go! You granddaughter must be so grief stricken right now. :( I\'ll have her in my thoughts and prayers. Rest In Peace Spooky.

Though, I agree. Its not just the dogs fault, it didn\'t know any better! Its the stupid owners for letting it run lose! :mad: :(

What a sad day for you and your daughter, I am so very sorry....

But please, shoot the owner of the dog, not the animal who was just doing what unattended dogs do. A dog will hunt....

Any type of dog is capable of acting like a dog. Its their owners responsability to keep their animals contained... If it were my child playing in the yard with any type of dog loose, agressive or not, it would be in the back yard. I have no trust for stray dogs, I was bit by a toy poodle who was roming my street when I was like 9 or 10... She looked sweet! My mom had Poodles, they are nice! But you never know what condition they are in, starving, shock, abused, neglicted, tormented at home by other small children.... you can never really know the full story... I still have a scar from that bite!

I would press charges on the owner and I would also go as far as to sue the owner in small claims... sounds silly, but it would drive a point home to this owner. Sue asking for a containment system to be installed at his property. It would get plenty of local attention and hopefully teach this pet owner a lesson.

Thank you all so much for your kindness and concern for my Kayla at the loss of Spooky. It will take her a very long time to get over the horror of her death, if she ever does. I am ordering her a beautiful "Garden Stone" engraved with a sweet inscription and Spook\'s name, birth and death dates. Although Kayla was her whole world and she cared for noone else, we shall all miss her sweet face.

I am so sorry to read this. Please know that Kayla and Spooky are in my heart and thoughts!

I agree the dog didn\'t know any better but the owner did! They should be put behind bars.

I understand the pain and why you feel the way you do about that dog.

Hugs,
irene

Oh, my heart breaks with you :( Losing a pet is very difficult, losing one in such a senseless way just doubles the pain. I hope your grand daughter still considers going on her outing. I am so sorry....

God bless......

That is to terrible. I hate irresponsible pet owners who let their animals run free and then they end up harming others. I would be furious if this happened to one of my cats or my little Zeus. It just isn\'t fair that animals can\'t play in their "own" yards without having to worry about other animals coming into their yard. :mad:

I feel so aweful for you and your granddaughter! We had a 23 yr old black cat that we loved too. She luckily died of natural cause 2 years ago.

But we did have a neighbor a few years ago with a pit bull, a rottweiler, and a dalmation that they let roam our neighborhood as a pack. After awhile we banded together with three other neighbors and took them to court. It worked, no more dogs roaming, but unfortunately that is all that some poeple will respond to after it is too late for a nice kitty like your Spookie. I hope you reported them to the authorities though so it doesn\'t happen again to someones elses pet or to your granddaughter!