[Williams]

I thought it was also 14 months old.

In any event people have a right to control animals and to control livestock especially in farm areas.

[jeffersondem]

“In any event people have a right to control animals and to control livestock especially in farm areas.”

They do have that right.

They also have a right to publish books about killing a young pup and then attempting to use the book to convince a national audience to elect them to a higher office.

The problem is: that usually doesn’t work.

[sevlex]

Exactly....At 14 months a dog is an ADULT dog, not a puppy.

[skr]

That’s what I recall. Although larger dogs aren’t considered fully mature until 24 months, puppy is hardly the word I’d use. It was just a young dog, and, sadly, it sounded like a risky one.

I’ve been present at the euthanizing of two of my dogs. One went well, the other one didn’t. The injections aren’t always kind.