OT, but need a moment.

My brother and sister-in-law had a dog that was a pit bull/coahuila cattle dog mix. It was perfectly fine and loving with people, but aggressive towards other animals of any kind. Especially other dogs. It had jumped their fence and gone after passing dogs before. She was sweet as hell to people and dangerous to other dogs.

They never trained her, never put limits on her, never exercised her…she was FULL of pent-up energy and was smart as hell…and just had no business having that dog. No idea how to “parent” her.

Even my very mild-mannered husband warned them that she’s a disaster waiting to happen and they had to either manage her or give her away. Didn’t happen.

Last night, she jumped out of their (tiny) yard, attacked another dog viciously, and the dog’s owner shot her. Didn’t kill her but injured her to the point she had to be put down. I do not blame him. This dog was vicious towards other dogs and i have no doubt his dog would have gotten their throat ripped out. He can’t get in the middle of that and he had to save his dog.

I’m trying not to be pissed, but i am. She was a beautiful, intelligent, sweet dog that needed owners that knew how to manage her. They had no business having that dog at all. Not just because she lost her life, but because she’d already attacked other dogs and they’d done nothing about it.

/rant. She was a good girl with bad owners. And i don’t get to say that out loud.