Pit bull attacks and kills Chihuahua

[Dover]

5. My dog is not a pit bull (he's a mut -pointer/healer mix), but he proudly brought home a baby rabbit

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he'd killed. I was just heartsick for the sweet little rabbit, but what are ya gonna do?
At one time certain dog breeds participated in the hunt for food with their human companions.
I let my dog know that this kind of thing does not please me. But there is training and
there is nature. And I'm a meat eater too, so I guess I'm also guilty for the death of other
animals.

I don't know if this is a fair comparison to the OP story, but I do know that as far as my
dog is concerned, rabbits and squirrels are fair game (when I'm not around to stop it).
He seems to know the difference between those animals and other dogs without any
training needed. He's completely gentle and loving.

IF the attack on this little dog is a result of training the dogs to be aggessive, then of course
it is the owners, not the dogs, that should be faulted, fined, jailed ... whatever. Animals that live in
close proximity to people/pets need to be socialized not trained for aggression.