The silly woman thought it would make her seem tough to admit she killed / shot her dog.
Of course she forgot that:
- MOST people LOVE dogs
- MOST people are not raised on a farm / ranch
- MOST people find the dog another better suited home / owner
- MOST people hire a Vet to euthanize the dog
Now I have shot animals that were very sick or injured. And I even thought about shooting my geriatic dog while hunting, so they would leave the world happy and not stressed. But I have never thought of shooting a dog because I had failed to train them.
And for you city folks, it is very hard to break a dog of the desire to chase / kill chickens / sheep, etc once they have done it. And yes farmers do shoot stray dogs that take up that habit.