I love dogs, but they can be really scary, and hard to stop once they go after someone. That poor kid must have been terrified; thank God there were those ready to help him.
I have no illusions or sympathy for a dog who attacks people, I'm afraid. And I have loved dogs since before I can remember. But a dog who endangers a person almost certainly can't be trained out of it -- it's too late for that -- so there's really no recourse. An elderly gentleman was taken down in our neighborhood by a pack of three dogs; thank the Lord he wasn't too badly hurt but was hospitalized. I don't walk near that house because even if those dogs were put down, I don't trust the people to have good dogs.
I love dogs, but they can be really scary, and hard to stop once they go after someone. That poor kid must have been terrified; thank God there were those ready to help him.
I actually feel bad that the dog had to be euthanized, but if he’s unpredictable enough to grab and harm a child, he can’t be around children anymore.
I have no illusions or sympathy for a dog who attacks people, I'm afraid. And I have loved dogs since before I can remember. But a dog who endangers a person almost certainly can't be trained out of it -- it's too late for that -- so there's really no recourse. An elderly gentleman was taken down in our neighborhood by a pack of three dogs; thank the Lord he wasn't too badly hurt but was hospitalized. I don't walk near that house because even if those dogs were put down, I don't trust the people to have good dogs.
Fair enough. And you have more stories than any three other people I know. :)