Rosendale woman a oetraumatizeda over shooting of her dog

Rosendale woman "traumatized" over shooting of her dog Lizzi and Rocco ROSENDALE Dominica Lizzi is "traumatized" over the shooting death of her two-year-old dog Rocco.

[frank]

i can understand the womans feelings about her dog at lest a bullet is fast...but for those of us who have seen what a dog does to a deer we know how slow the deers death is

[Jen]

Frank, what would you say if it was a hunter who accidentally shot the dog? This shooting is a reckless act. Period.

[frank]

if it was an accidental shoting then i would agree that it was reckless
but in this case it was a good shot

[Jen]

So because the guy hit what he was aiming for it wasn't reckless? I don't think so; he could have easily missed his target, a running dog, and hit the woman.

[annie]

this is a one sided story..this women was ot in control of her dog at all times. otherwise the dog would not have been tearing into a deer to distroy it.... if this dog was a child this women would be charged with child neglect and endangerment for letting it run ......

[Jen]

If the story was completely one-sided, we wouldn't know that she admitted that the dog slipped the leash or that it was chasing a deer.

And, if the dog was a child, the guy would have been charged with murder. As far as I know, it is not illegal to going hiking with your kids in the woods, as you imply.

[Rebeccah]

I can't believe you people! This is why people shouldn't be allowed to own guns. Humans hunting deer with guns is supposed to okay, but a mid-sized domesticated dog chasing after a deer is apparently an excuse for slaughter!
This was a horrible and unnecessary death and that guy should be arrested!

[annie]

how do we know she was walking the dog. that could be a story ....don't you know it is against the state law to not be in control of your dog at all times.... why didn't she take the dog and go home and get it off the deer..? adn would you really want a dog like that to be in a hospice situation..... no me.. one that likes to attack.

[Jen]

And how do we know the dog was chasing a deer? That could just be the guy's story, one he made up to cover the shooting of an innocent animal. It seems to me that the dog wasn't known to be aggressive or else it wouldn't have been working in a hospice situation. Think about it.

[annie]

when there is two sides to every story one must look at the facts and determine who or what happened..... now it is up to the courts to decide who is at fault and why,.

[frank]

one thing i have noticed is that the people who
think the gun owner was wrong all seem to live in a city
rosendale is a country setting
for those who live in citys and have never seen a deer that has been killed by a dog
http://www.hku.hk/ecology/porcupine/por32gif/...
warning not for the faint at heart

[Jen]

Actually, I live in the country; Schenectady happens to be where my online access is from. I know that the death of a deer can be a brutal thing, as can the death of a pet. If the dog was in fact chasing a deer, I think there are a variety of ways he could have handled the situation rather than shooting to kill.

[annie]

jen and what would you have done if the dog had to be put down to save another animal. go up and pet it and say bad dog..come off of it jen you have no idea what has occurred and neither do we.

[Jen]

You're right; none of us really know. All I know that in New York State, it is only legal to shoot a dog chasing a deer on governmentally protected land.(http://www.animallaw.info/articles/arusdogsch... ) The guy got a ticket for something... I wonder what.

[annie]

so do i and the the woman should too. for letting the dog run loose

[Jen]

You were right when you said before we would have to wait and see what happens. There is no point arguing about it, since we weren't there. The woman is upset and I am sure the guy who shot the dog is too.

[BCB]

Rather than passing judgment, I prefer to offer Ms. Lizzi my condolences over the loss of her beloved companion. No matter what the circumstances, losing a pet is incredible difficult.

[frank]

in todays freeman you can read about the dog shooting
one thing that is not mentioned is the fact the deer was a fawn and it was confirmed that the dog had bitten the fawn due to blood found at a cpl of locations

[Jen]

No where in the story in the Freeman does it mention that there is any independent confirmation of Stephen Larsen's story. There is no mention of a trail of blood, discovered by anyone.

[annie]

WHEN AN ANIMAL GOES FOR DEATH WHERE DOES IT BITE THE HIND OR THE THROAT..... I BELIEVE THE PAPER SAID THE DEER HAD A BLOODY THROAT.