It is indeed the owners. And, usually, the animals are the ones put to sleep. I remember when I was hanging out at my girlfriends house. Now I LOVE german sheppards. Best dogs ever, if you ask me. The dude across the street thought the same things, but SEVERELY mistreated the dog. We called AC on him all the time, and nothing ever came of it. I'm sitting in her house and hear the little girl next door scream. LOUD. And bad. In a second, I'm out the door... and I see this dog attacking her and her father. He is holding her up high while the dog is ripping into his flesh. I run, full speed and tackled the dog. He proceeded to try and bite me, and unfortunately I had no other choice but to proceed to choke him out. After the neighbors were sent to the hospital, I yelled at this guy for 30 minuites and ALMOST kicked his ass.
Everyone ended up ok, but... the dog unfortunately had to be put to sleep.
To make sure this little girl didnt lose her natural love for animals to fear, we scheduled regular visits from my girlfriends dog, a nice big ole black lab.
Sorry for the length. Just wanted to get this out.
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