My dog killed another dog today
Just need some perspective of some Basharian friends. There has been a tailwagging happy little dog coming here a few times. Our property is fenced. One of our dogs has dug a small hole under the fence within the last week, I have tried to temporarily cover it too. So there is a small gap under a place in the fence, and the small dog was so looking by sticking its head under the fence and in that my dog grabbed its harness and pulled it in from outside (seen on camera).
Then he/they ganged up on it and killed it (we have 3 dogs). By law, dogs here are required to be leashed. There was no leash on the dog, this time or previous times, it's just wandering in an sub-urban neighbourhood. I didn't hear anything at all because I had a noise cancelling headset on, so when I saw a dead little dog in my yard my heart sank to the floor
It happened a few hours ago, I'm still in shock. My dog has always been very gentle and not aggressive toward humans and other animals up close. But in this case my dog(s) killed another fucking dog and I'm in shock and don’t know how to feel. I know that's what every owner of aggressive dogs say. First I feel bad as fuck for the owners looking for their dog, not knowing if it's alive or not or where it is.
I tried to take it to the vet to see if there is a chip, nothing, but there is a phone # and ID number on her collar. So I take the dog back home because the vets didn't want to take her, and I call the 24h vet ID number on it and put the ID# on the keypad, it rings and then auto hangs up even though it says call 24h. I get homd and look on the camera when I get home and see a young couple searching/looking for their dog.
Even though this is an orchestration, I can't help but feel like the bad guy in this situation because my dog pulled that little dog in. When I saw the young couple (early 20s I'd guess) looking for their dog I started to bawl. Someone has to break the sad news to them and tbh I hate to be put in that situation.
And I don't know how to respond to my dog, like should I just treat him like normal? He is seeking attention to get cuddles but I feel so split on how to respond to him. He's just his normal happy self. My dog is now a dog murderer
I will call the police tomorrow and hang up posters to try to find the owners so they can get the body of their dog