[Blueway]

A female relative adopted a large stray dog (not from a shelter). It loved her, but hated her husband and everyone else.
It did get along with her smaller dog, so they kept it for several years.
Then when the owner got pregnant, she became concerned about the safety of the expected child.
After evaluation by their vet, the vet said the dog was dangerous, advised them to put it down, and agreed to do it.
They decided to wait and see the dog's reaction to the child.
When they carried the child in for the first time, the dog growled and sealed its own fate.
When a powerful dog shows aggression sometimes there isn't any other option.

[kaila]

Its different to show aggression to a child, but a hunting dog is always going to go after birds ( chickens). A 14 month dog could have been given up to a rescue, with the caveat that the dog eats chickens. You could have had a suburban homeowner (who hunts )adopt the dog and train it. A 14 month pure bred puppy would be adopted quickly. If you look at rescues online, they will state things like “ dog cannot get along with cats”, or “ dog cannot be rehomed with other dogs in the house”. This dog could have done fine by being placed with a hunter who knows how to train in a more suburban neighborhood. Why in the world would a person who is seeking higher office admit she killed a puppy? We don’t need stupid people running this country. We are already suffering enough.