Pet dog scares child into tears and is thrown to death by parent. Dog owner responds: He is partially responsible

 7:47am, 25 November 2025

When a woman was walking her dog, the puppy scared her one-year-old child to tears. The child’s father threw the dog to death in anger.

On April 19, in a community in Langfang, Hebei, a puppy scared a one-year-old child to tears. The child's father threw the dog to death in anger. On the 20th, the dog’s owner responded that she was not holding the dog leash at the time and was partially responsible, but the other party’s excessive behavior made her very angry.

The police asked both parties to reconcile the matter privately, but no results have been obtained yet.

Some netizens reported that on the afternoon of April 19, in Jinxiu Huating Community, Langfang, Hebei, a child was frightened by a sudden dog and sat on the ground while playing. The child's father threw the dog to death in public in anger.

The live video showed that the owner of the dog kept crying, claiming that the other party had thrown his "child" (referring to the dog) to death.

In this regard, some netizens believe that the owner of the dog did not take good care of his dog and scared the children. It is understandable that parents are eager to protect their children. Some netizens also said that a pet dog is also a life, and one should not take drastic measures to throw the dog to death. Pets are also the spiritual sustenance of their owners.

On the afternoon of the 20th, the reporter contacted the owner of the dog, Ms. Yu (surname changed). She said that she had a three-month-old border collie, about the same age as Teddy. That afternoon, she took the dog by a relatively remote lawn in the community, untied the rope, and let it play freely for a while.

"At this time, a little boy over 1 year old came over, and my dog ​​went over and licked the child. The child was frightened and cried and sat on the ground." Ms. Yu said that after the child's father heard the cry, he came over and said that the dog had bitten the child, and threw the dog to death in a rage. However, her dog did not bite anyone at the time. She could take the child to the hospital for evaluation. If the dog hurt someone, she would be willing to take responsibility.

Ms. Yu said that she did not have a leash at the time and was partly responsible, but the other party's excessive behavior made her very angry.

After the police arrived at the scene, they asked both parties to reconcile privately, but there was no result, and the two parties did not exchange phone calls.

On the evening of the 19th, she had already taken her dog to be cremated. Now many people on the Internet are still criticizing herself. She feels very wronged.

Subsequently, the reporter also contacted the pet hospital where the cremation was carried out. The other party said that the dog that was thrown to death weighed about 14 pounds and was a puppy.

The property management staff of the community where the incident occurred stated that they had no knowledge of the matter, and no owner reported the situation to them. The police station in the

jurisdiction stated that it was inconvenient to respond to this matter over the phone.