If your dog kills another dog and you covered up for it, can you be in trouble?

[Anonymous]

If this happens, can you be in trouble:

- You're the owner of a Mastiff and had issues with it acting aggressive with cats and a few dogs... not people though. It's good with people but not animals.

- Your dog killed someone's else dog. You were still drowsy after partying all night long with friends (recovering from a hangover) when it happened.

- You find the mess and cleaned up the dog, covered it up. The owner of the other smaller dog think it left and went missing. Only you and your dog know what happened.

- That already happened several months ago and you actually feel bad. You've worked on having it trained, fixing the animal aggressive problem. You're more responsible now.

But can you really get in trouble for covering up the death of someone else's dog?

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+1 y

You covered up for your dog because you didn't want to get fined nor in trouble, you didn't want the chance of your dog getting taken away either and you already feel bad.

[Guy13]

Oh noooo, Here com the canine cops !!! Unless you live BLM land and you don't have anymore cops !!!

[Asker]

I'm becoming a better owner by now. I've analyzed my mistakes.

[Guy13]

Gotcha !!

[jennifer_bloom]

You would not go to jail but would be required to pay damages and might have to pay for emotional distress caused by a lost dog in monetary payments.

[userxvi]

If the dog killed another dog its time to put them to sleep. Next it could be a small child for all you know...

[userxvi]

How do you think the people who owned that dog feel, dog just gone. Think it ran away maybe hoping it will come back, but never will because its dead and you covered it up. And all you can think about is whether or not you can get in trouble. You really are a piece of work.

Here's an idea. Come clean and do the right thing. Tell the owners what happen to their dog, and that you are putting yours to sleep because of it.

[Asker]

I took him to training classes, got more involved with my dog and stopped the parties. I'm doing everything in my power for him not to be destroyed. It was partially my fault. I wasn't a very attentive owner some days. At times when I would come home drunk, I didn't kept him active and would delay on his feeding. That changed.

[888theGreat]

Dog abuse and your dog will be destroyed most likely

[Asker]

I've already taken him to training after what happened and worked on being more attentive. As a first time dog owner, I thought it was easy owning a dog, having a life companion and waiting for you when it's suppose to me, that I can step out for a bit and nothing happens. Ok I know now.

[Asker]

I'm continue to get better. I felt bad about what happened to the other dog and its owner still thinks it's missing.

[Agape93]

Not sure honestly