Originally posted by jennifert9
BUT, going for the throat is NOT a natural canine behavior and THAT bothers me. Wolves DO NOT kill their prey before eating it.
that's kind of what I thought too. my dog (border collie/lab mix) has gone after a couple of possums in the back yard- one she ended up killing. both times she just grabbed it on it's back/shoulder area. maybe eventually the one she killed was grabbed at the throat, but not at first.

as for the rest of the details about this dog attack, I don't know them all at this time, but will try to find out. he is actually my dad's cousins son, so I really only see him at these reunions. my sister spoke to him more about it, so I will ask her.
I do know though that these people are huge animal lovers and not the type to teach or encourage aggressive behavior like that. maybe this dog has some 'history' they did not know about