More about my dog killing next doors cat?

The people you see here displayed in great numbers simply lack the integrity to contain a moral situation within themselves. They have to blurt it out because they are adult-children. Who among us has not had a cat or dog disappear? It is not necessary to tell them. It is not even charitable.

furthermore, you would be exposing your dog and yourself to repercussions.

I saw your original q. but honestly didn't know what to advise you. I agree that it seems you are waiting for an answer that coincides with how you are feeling....... but I think the bottom line here is do you know whether they are actively looking for their cat - and are there children involved? Since you have disposed of the body (yes?), they won't get closure/be able to bury it themselves, which is pretty sad. I think, as time has passed since this happened, if you can find out whether they have stopped looking and moved on, maybe, just maybe, you'd now be better to leave it. And make jolly sure that your dog doesn't get the chance to do this again. There's no doubt that if a cat comes onto your property, to some extent it's 'fair game' in the strictest sense of the word and this is something cat owners know, and have to deal with if they keep free-range cats. In the UK there are no laws governing cats, unlike dogs which, should you kill one on the road, you are supposed to report to the police. So legally I don't believe you have to report this. Morally however it's another matter, and I think this is going to be down to your conscience, and what is 'right'. Which is why I couldn't leap in and answer your oq.

This is a tough one but what you have to remember is that if your dog killed once it could do again! This time it could be a toddler or baby and it is something that though your conscious is troubled by a cats death what would it be like if a child/baby was involved? I think the best thing to do is own up and have your dog retrained up into behaviour techniques. That way you are taking remedial action to ensure this does not happy again and have owned up to a guilt and despair trip that your neighbours need not suffer. "Not knowing" whether loss, illness, break up etc is the worst sort of suffering. You owe it to all parties to be honest

I answered your question early and used no bad langage and told you you should tell them and that your should not have got rid of the cat body as the owners mant have wanted it back to bury of have it cremated. I am an animal love we have both dogs and cats.

how would you feel if the situation were reversed?

legally you are responsible for your dogs actions whether you like them or not.

if the cat came onto your property they cannot sue you or anything like that.. but if your dog went onto theirs they can

in general you have big issues because this dog will kill cats again and eventually may try to kill small dogs - so you MUST deal with the agression issues.

as a cat owner who did once have a cat killed, I was understanding and appreciated being told rather than being left not knowing..

please do the right thing

at the very least write them a note and put in it their mail box.

What are the "right" answers? The ones you want to hear?

When you do something wrong you need to own up to it. Your dog is incapable of owning up to it so you must...how would you like it if another dog killed your dog and its owner didn't tell you? Thats really unfair.

There is only one right answer to this question. And you seriously need to work on training your dog...I know sometimes you cant train the instinct to chase and kill out of them, some breeds are notorious for it, but you have to at least try.

theres not a lot you can do, people cant interfere with nature, if your dog didnt like the cat and the cat came in your garden is a different story to if your dog got in their garden and attacked it. its a sad thing to happen and you should own up to the owners as they will be worried about their cats wearabouts and if you tell them what happened they wont be putting lost signs everywhere if it came to that. they may be angry but its nothing you done, i know id be upset but animals trust their instincts and your dog just doesnt like cats it seems. perhaps put something in your garden to keep cats away to avoid it happening again.

I have both cats and dogs. My cats are indoor only, because of the many dangers outside. I would tell them about the cat but do it in a gentle way. I would also apologize my my dogs actions then leave it alone. Maybe the cat owners will have learned a painful lesson and keep future cats inside their home.

i own both cats and dogs and i know for a fact that i love them all equaly, if my cat ever were to go missing i would be worried sick. please own up to this and apologise to your neighbours, its the right thing to do. i can tell you are in a very tricky situation, its hard knowing what to do, but it would be right to tell them about the beloved pet. i also HIGHLY suggest you take your dog to training, i dont know why your dog killed the cat, but i dearly hope it wasnt through provocation, in which case you would be entirely to blame.

If the cat was on your property then the dog is entitled to defend it's property. I did not see the original question so I don't know the details. If your dog went next door and their cat scratched its eyes out you would not have an argument that way either.

It would be kinder to tell your neighbour though as they may spend weeks looking for it. Not an easy visit though.