i dont find it ok.. i dont want it to happen,i take precautions as much as i can... but i accept it may happen..like cats and their kills..doesnt make the cat or dog evil just some are more likely to do it than others and i recognise that.....as i said before i never condemned my cat when he did it...and only blamed myself for my ferrets.....the cat ruled the roost tho

Totally different to what?
this thread is about PTS dogs that kill other dogs isnt it?

Im interested in people responses

Yes, I probably would - if I had been unable to prevent the attacking dog at the time....

However, that unknown dog would have no meaning to me, no history, no bond between us, which there would be if it were two of my own dogs that were involved. I don't think that I could just switch off all of my feelings towards one of my dogs on the basis of one, albeit it horrific, action.

To me its different firstly its not a dog you have lived with, shared your life with, loved - its also not your responsibility. The attack would have been witnessed, so you would have an idea as to why the attack started in the first place and possibly be able to seperate the two dogs.

So.........,

ItsNOT the same! Its different.Its meant to be different!

Its still a question though about having Dogs PTS that have
killed other dogs.

This has nothing to do with the other thread. interested in responses.

Exactly how i feel aswell, i leave my huskies together in a pen when we're out, should one of them kill another then that would be MY fault not the dogs....

this quote is so very accurate!

I get the impression from some that it's us dog owners that are responsible for cats being killed when they're out roaming the neighbourhood? Yet, it is the cat owners choice to let their cat out and risk it meeting up with a dog that has a high prey drive.

In no way would I ever set my dogs on a cat, I used to have a cat not so long ago. That said, if some ones dog comes across a cat on it's property and the dog has a high prey drive then I'm afraid that's the risk you taking allowing your cat out in the first place. Some dogs do have a very high prey drive, but like I said on the other thread, it is us humans that have developed this prey drive for our purposes yet when the prey drive is accidentally misdirected the dog is blamed!

Had I been in Zoe's position I would've done the same. No one knows why one dog attacks another. Look at Scorpio's example at the beginning of the thread, look at Rossi and Oscar. Who knows why Rossi started attacking Oscar, all I know is from a humans perspective he wanted him dead. Had we not been there when it first happened we may well have ended up in Zoe's position. And for me an eye for an eye just doesn't sit well at all.

Some dogs, undoubtedly, but not all dogs. My last Springer had a huge prey drive and I mean huge! She was fixated with anything small and furrie. When I first got my cat they were kept completely separate in the house until the dog eventually passed away. They did share a garden however and no amount of attempting to train the dog not to chase the cat worked, it was absolute basic instinct for her to go after anything that was small and furrie. Luckily the dog was old and the cat was young so there was never a point where the cat was in any danger. I can tell you this though, the cat would wait intentionally for the dog to come out into the garden so she could taunt her. Sauntering across the garden just long enough before speeding up over the fence to make her escape. Crafty little b*gger!

But his dog is still a loved pet by someone?

(hopefully)

Id want him pts!

We used to put humans to sleep in this country who killed another human , now we deal with them in a different way in terms of punishment but they do get a trial by judge and jury to ensure the decision to punish them is correct and they are guilty of the said offence , so maybe if we apply the same principles then we assess the situation , what happened and why and deal with it accordingly , I just dont think it is a black or white answer , it is down to the circumstances.