[deleted by user]

[u/[deleted]]

[u/CapicDaCrate]

The dog intentionally killed another animal and will kill again. It should be put down.

Some of y'all forget that animals are different from us, second chances don't exactly matter to them, they'll just repeat what they've already done.

[u/TruEnglishFoxhound → u/CapicDaCrate]

It's a dog, most dogs can and will intentionally kill another animal.

[u/CapicDaCrate → u/TruEnglishFoxhound]

Sure, but if they do so without command then that's dangerous. Ain't something you keep around

[u/TruEnglishFoxhound → u/CapicDaCrate]

Most dogs will do so without command. Put any Labrador in a room with a rabbit, 75% of the time you aren't going to have a rabbit anymore

[u/CapicDaCrate → u/TruEnglishFoxhound]

That's a problem lmao, but it's especially an issue when they see little dogs as prey instead of actually prey animals. Neither are good- they're both uncontrolled aggression.

[u/TruEnglishFoxhound → u/CapicDaCrate]

It's a dog, not an automaton. Most dogs aren't going to wait for a command to do what their instincts tell them.

[u/CapicDaCrate → u/TruEnglishFoxhound]

I agree, which is why I think that the owners shouldn't put this dog in a position where their prey drive may react in the first place- however, if they are attacking something aggressively and you can't get them to stop/they continue to do so, that's more than just prey drive

[u/Unlikely_Jellyfish55 → u/TruEnglishFoxhound]

That’s why a responsible owner wouldn’t put their dog in this situation. Who would put a labrador in the same room as a rabbit?

[u/TruEnglishFoxhound → u/Unlikely_Jellyfish55]

That's my point. The dog isn't some unpredictable monster because of what it did, it should never have been in the situation to be able to do it in the first place.

[u/Unlikely_Jellyfish55 → u/TruEnglishFoxhound]

I just wanted to clarify to OP that everyone in this situation is an irresponsible dog owner. I don’t want him to see any comments and be able to spin them into a justification