Quote Originally Posted by Dr.Goodnow
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As for your cat, I am truly sorry for your loss. I am sorrier that the whole situation happened, especially for the dog that was beaten with 2x4. That is abuse. I understand the extenuating circumstances. As for Glacier and her cat issue, it was horrifying for her also. Does that mean her breed or your neighbors breed are all born awful? No. Does it mean that instead of a spray people should instead carry bludgeoning tools? Or that we are all at the mercy of passerby willing to beat our dogs, that we failed to train properly?
I think not.
Thank you, I am sorry for the loss of my cat as well. I just can't change my opinion that it is by far worse abuse to let an animal kill something than to beat it to make it stop. This was in a fenced yard, no leash available, and the owners screaming at the dog, trying to call it off. I do not think this dog was born awful -- I loved that dog and still do love that dog. He is a great dog. He was a great playmate for my female dog, he was a wonderful protector, and great with kids. My cat was the first and only cat he had killed. It certainly was not my cat's or my mother's fault that the dog had a high prey drive, or had not been trained to control his prey drive. That was all in hidsight. We wouldn't be watching that dog kill my cat, and thinking in hindsight "guess the dog should have been trained better or this wouldn't have happened, but we can't hurt the dog, so we'll just have to let the cat die since nothing else will stop it." They couldn't grab hold of his back legs. What else could have been done..It is easy to think in hindsight when it is all said and done. But in the now, when it's happening, you just can't point fingers. You do everything and anything you can to save your baby. I would have done the same thing.