please can anyone help me they are going to destroy my dog on Tuesday and I know she didn't mean to kill her?

Question

If any one has any ideas please let me know I was given a ticket the on the sixth of Jan. For my three year old Rotwiler-Pit Bull The officer claims that on the first of Jan. My dog ran next door un-provocked and grabbed their toy puddle in her mouth and then dropped her They took her to the vet and was told she had a broken back there was nothing they could do She was ten years old and in very poor health She did'nt make it through the night I got a ticket for $240.00 and a notice saying my dog was dangerous and I have two options 1st is register her as a dangerous dog and pay $50.00 dollars reg. fee get a kennel and $250.000. Liability coverage 2nd is to appeal the decision by paying the court $300.00 for coast of an attorney This is a nonrefundable I never heard of that I was told there is no other way to appeal I have no money! My dog is not bad this is the first time ever I love her she is my child.they are going to kill her and I can't even get anyone to lesion they just want $

Answer 1

you should consider yourself lucky that she only killed a dog and not a child. So you want to keep this obviously vicious dog around until a person gets hurt huh?


I see after looking at the other question you posted 5 months ago this isn't the first time your dog went after another animal.

Answer 2

Well there's not a lot of sympathy from the Answers community is there? I think the biggest problem you face is the one of expectations and surprise. You sound as if you never thought your dog could do such a thing, and that the consequences are overly severe. It is a very unfortunate situation, and its too bad that the authorities react so extremely; I mean they don't care how you feel about your dog, they just want the problem gone for good.

Unfortuanately, if you don't have the money and the PITA suggestion doesn't work out, you will have the problem of the loss of your baby. Your care is understandable, but you have to treat the situation like any responsible adult. There isn't any easy way to remedy the situation except for capitol punishment. Its not like a local government has the resources to deal with these issues any other way; they don't have the money either.

You should spend as much time with your dog and give him as much love as possible. Enjoy the time you have left with each other.

Answer 3

How can you possibly think your dog didn't mean to do it?! Of course it did! How do you think that poor little dog felt? The fear it must have had!!!! Alot of big dog breeds will kill a smaller dog. Not all, but alot of them will. I used to train dogs, and I'll tell you, the owners were worse to train than the dogs, but if you are going to own ANY dog, YOU need training as well. You obviously didn't find out anything about this type of dog's temperament before you got it? if you did, you would've kept it confined. I have seen some real sweet rottweilers, but I have seen some real bad ones. Once any dog starts killing (no matter what they kill), it is very hard, almost impossible in some cases to get them to stop. If your going to keep the dog, I would suggest getting it registered as a dangerous dog and keep the dog CONFINED. If not, then, I'm sorry, but you need to put him down, because he WILL do it again. Next time, it may be a small child as others have said. It is hard to put your pet down, I've had to do it twice, but both times it was what had to be done. You need to accept that. The next dog you get, if you do, get a different breed other than a rottweiler, or a pitbull. I've had pitbulls, they are great dogs if you know how to raise them. If you don't, you SHOULD NOT have either type of dog. Rottweilers can be VERY unpredictable.

Answer 4

Your story is very sad for all involved: You, your dog and your neighbor's dog.
Unfortunately, Pit Bull Terriers and Rottweiler's are on the list of dogs that society considers dangerous. As a result, you and your dog will pay the price.
I really don't mean to rub salt on an open wound as I know that you are in emotional distress, however it was you that failed to have control of the dog. Now you and the dog will have to pay the price of not having this control.

Just thank your lucky stars that it was a poodle that was killed and not a toddler.

Hard as it is, try to pick up the pieces and go on...

Answer 5

You're right...it isn't the dogs fault, it's yours. When you are a dog owner you are responsible for making sure that dog does not injure another person or animal. Unfortunately the dog is now unsafe because you were irresponsible. You should just feel lucky it was another dog and not a person. How would you feel if someone else's dog had come onto your property and killed your dog? Sorry, I know this isn't what you want to hear but I don't have much sympathy for people who aren't responsible for their animals, because it's the animal that suffers. My neighbor won't keep his dog home after repeated conversations with us about how we don't want him on our property. So far he has done nothing, but you just never know when he might hurt one of us or our pets. I think it's pretty generous of them to offer you any other options at all. If it were me I would come up with the money to save her since it was MY FAULT anyway, and then I'd learn from my lesson and make sure to be a responsible owner from now on.

Answer 6

l am so sorry for you and l know that it must hurt you deeply. but your dog is a aggessive breed and you have to come up with the money or your pet will be put to sleep. those people loved their little dog also. and weather it was in poor health or not does not give your dog the right to kill it. that little dog of the owner must have suffered a great deal.not to mention what thoughts were going on in the little dogs mind. you will be better to let them put your dog to sleep. because it will always do this with a small dog and even a child. l am sorry that l can't help you and l feel more sooier for the little dog that died. a waste of life it was.

Answer 7

Dogs attack dogs all the time. Its part of their nature. Some just control themselves better than others. I certainly don't feel a one time offense is justification for destroying the animal. But it could also be the start of something you want nothing to do with if not controlled. Thank God your dog didn't kill a child. If that was the case, I'd destroy the dog myself. You're right about the money...it's always about the money.

Answer 8

VERY, VERY sad!!!! I am really sorry about your dog, but there are leash laws in most places. What are yours? You may not have any money but when you are a pet owner you MUST show responsibility! Here an animal has to be confined for a certain length of time, then a judge decides if animal is to be destroyed. If you received citation, you should have to appear in court. Ask for a court appointed lawyer. Please apologize to your neighbors, they may have felt the same way about their dog! If there is ANY doubt that your dog done it, then stress the point "if my dog is responsible!"

Answer 9

I'm so sorry they have no right to destroy your dog if i was in that situation i would either 1. ask someone to loan me the money if i didn't have it to pay the fine. 2. move 3. ask someone to keep the dog a little while until it clears up and then get it back but try to keep better watch of it 4. ask if you could just put the dog in obedience classes to make it behave better or 5. this might be a little hard but let them do what they need even though they are obviously definitely wrong. I'm so so sorry i hope i might have helped . the best of luck to you and your dog:)(: dont you just hate it when people put really mean comments on here thinking they're going to help you but its just flat out mean. i have a pitt and she is the nicest thing and i used to have a rott but she was really old but was really nice

Answer 10

You are keeping a dangerous dog in your home and if you chose to do so you should have insurance that will cover any damage that dog can or will do.
You are lucky the people who owned the poodel have not sued you for your dogs actions.
How did your dog get loose in the first place.
One of the things when you chose to own a large breed assertive dominant or aggressive dog is to take responsibility for the dog and it's actions. You have to be sure very sure they can not get loose.

Answer 11

You failed to keep your dog under control. As a result of your failure to control your dog, it killed someone else's dog. If you had been a more responsible pet owner, your dog wouldn't be in this predicament.

Whether your dog is bad or not, your dog is dangerous. There's a freaking animal corpse to testify to this. Don't play this "she was ten years old and in very poor health" thing, your dog broke the other dog's BACK!

You know, I bet the owners of that 10-year-old dog loved her and considered her part of the family as well. They didn't even get a chance to buy THEIR dog out of trouble.

Did you even offer restitution to the owners of the other dog, or are you just bummed that yours is facing the needle?

You're lucky your wonderful good-tempered dog didn't chomp on a human being.

My compassion for your situation ended the second your dog harmed an innocent due to your failure to control it. You shouldn't be allowed to own another.