Australian guide dog mauls pedigree puppy

Something went terribly wrong last July when a guide dog golden retriever, River, lost control and mauled a puppy, Mistral, at a park in Australia.

Golden Retrievers are known as calm, loyal and intelligent dogs. It is for these reasons the breed, along with labradors and crosses of the two, are used as guide dogs.

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She took the badly injured Mistral, also a golden retriever, to two veterinarians. The second, Dr Rob Zammit, advised her the 12-week-old puppy could be saved with surgery. But Ms Morrison chose to put the dog down.

"The pup after Dr Zammit's 'repair' would never move as a show dog should, would possibly have one leg shorter than the other and have a poorly fitting hip. I couldn't subject a puppy that had been as traumatised as that to a life of pain," she said.

"I still get very emotional about it."

Dr Zammit said he was "taken aback" by the decision to euthanase the dog.

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Guide Dogs NSW/ACT offered Ms Morrison $2000 in compensation. She agreed, then reneged when she found there was a non-disclosure clause in the contract. She is now seeking $7200. "A golden retriever that will attack under those circumstances … should be a subject of discussion among breeders and in the breed clubs," Ms Morrison said.

So, she puts the dog down because it wouldn't be a 'show dog', then refuses compensation because it ain't enough !! Sheese... who's in the wrong now?