I doubt there's another living soul on the planet loves dogs more than I do. But while I reluctantly agree that this kind of thing cannot be allowed to happen, viciousness in a dog is usually traceable back to its treatment by a vicious owner. Which begs the obvious question, why not shoot the owners as well? Or at any rate, where an owner's behaviour has demonstrably caused their dog to become a menace to society, surely that owner should be banned from keeping another dog for life.

Anyway, here's a counter tale to remind folks that dogs might be man's best friend after all. I met a deaf woman a while ago who had a hearing dog. Not only does the dog alert his owner to noises which need attention, but this woman has a condition which causes her to stop breathing while she's asleep. So the dog has been trained to lie next to her on top of the bed and to beat her with its paws whenever her breathing stops.