# Dog Shot while fighting with another dog

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**Created:** [March 10, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dog-shot-while-fighting-with-another-dog/262969 "2012-03-10T18:51:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dog-shot-while-fighting-with-another-dog/262969/18 "2012-03-11T19:00:35Z")

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> [@I'll teach ya how to stunt....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ill-teach-ya-how-to-stunt/48605/3):
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> Here’s my take on the situation… Granted I don’t know all of the circumstances, but I was a trainer for a couple years and have trained my fair share of pitbulls. From what I can see, it didn’t list what type of dog the “attacked” dog was, but if it were anything smaller than the pitbull then it would have been dead in less than a few seconds. I find it very hard to believe that the owner could not break up the fight without lethal issues yet the “attacked” dog only had a few scratches.
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> Either way, it is a shitty situation but I know that I am a very responsible pet owner and my dogs have gotten out plenty of times… no matter how good you are as an owner dogs will almost always find some way to escape for some freedom… even those that are extremely well trained. I don’t think that the fact that the dog got loose was any indication of the owner being responsible or not.
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> Maybe its just me, but something just isn’t fitting right… just my .02

A very good point, however an attack is an attack. The dog was on this mans property and it was fighting his dog, (the scratches are consistent with the story). What I agree with about your point, is that the man exaggerated the events to justify the shooting for fear of persecution. Should he have waited until the attacking dog shredded his dog or was he right dispatching the dog as quickly as possible? I have seen stories of dogs being shot for far less by the police for just threatening to attack. I still side with the property owner.

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