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In reply to the discussion: I checked out Kristi Noem's twitter page [View all]shrike3
(4,092 posts)I can remember when a dog killed some of our sheep. We recognized the dog; my father called the owner, and he shot the dog. I think I should make one distinction: farm dogs back then were not always pets. They were supposed to protect livestock, keep fox and other predators away. In short, they had a job. A dog who killed another farmer's sheep was obviously not doing its job. Also, such dogs weren't treated as pets and might, MIGHT have been difficult to rehome. Kind of like a rural version of a junkyard dog.
I'm not excusing what she did. Times have changed, thinking is different. Also, Noem's dog sounded like an untrained puppy who was having fun in a destructive way. That's on her. It sounded like a candidate for rehoming to me. Instead, she took the easy way out and even seems proud of what she did. See how down to earth I am. Liberals just don't get it. (sarcasm)
On our farm, we had a husky who killed anything unfortunate enough to get within reach. They have a hell of a prey drive. Dad loved that dog and found a new home for it. He couldn't stand us kids crying every time it killed kittens.
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