Dog Shot in VA Home Invasion Euthanized

The 55-pound dog was shot during a home invasion on July 9. The shooting prompted an outpouring of donations for the dog's care at Westwood Animal Hospital.

[Pissed]

Wonder why the dog bit people look at the freaking trauma it has been through in such a short period of time. IT WAS JUST BC IT WAS A PITBULL! I would have never turned mine over especially after it was protecting what was rightfully his! This is BS.

[chili squirts]

Pissed wrote:

IT WAS JUST BC IT WAS A PITBULL!

thanks for clearing that up

[Observer]

Pissed wrote:

Wonder why the dog bit people look at the freaking trauma it has been through in such a short period of time. IT WAS JUST BC IT WAS A PITBULL! I would have never turned mine over especially after it was protecting what was rightfully his! This is BS.

This short report is just the tip of the iceberg. Besides biting several people, the owner refused to do what was required to keep a dangerous dog. He was given several chances and he refused. They worked with him in Staunton and in Waynesboro, but he refused to do what it took to keep Boss alive.

Regardless of the cause of a dog biting people repeatedly, the dog is dangerous and cannot be controlled. If a poodle continually bites people they will be deemed a dangerous dog and be put down if the owner does not control and confine them.

[poor boss]

thats just wrong and sad its not the breed its the owner.

[Pissed]

Whatever!

[What]

poor boss wrote:

thats just wrong and sad its not the breed its the owner.

So you think the owner should be put down instead?????

[Chuck]

poor boss wrote:

thats just wrong and sad its not the breed its the owner.

I disagree. I think it was the shooting incident that turned that dog into a biter. IMHO, there is a pretty good chance the dog could have been trained to reverse its biting trend. But it probably would have cost a lot of time and money.

They should have made the guys who shot the dog pay for the training.

[Pissed]

Observer wrote:

<quoted text>This short report is just the tip of the iceberg. Besides biting several people, the owner refused to do what was required to keep a dangerous dog. He was given several chances and he refused. They worked with him in Staunton and in Waynesboro, but he refused to do what it took to keep Boss alive.
Regardless of the cause of a dog biting people repeatedly, the dog is dangerous and cannot be controlled. If a poodle continually bites people they will be deemed a dangerous dog and be put down if the owner does not control and confine them.

Whatever!