Earlier this week, a five-year-old American Bulldog killed a smaller terrier-type dog in the off-leash area of Esquimalt Lagoon.
Victoria Buzz has learned that the bulldog has since been euthanized.
According to CRD Chief Bylaw Officer Don Brown, the bulldog was playing fetch with its owner’s father on Tuesday, July 24 when a terrier approached him and tried to take the ball.
The person then put a leash on the bulldog and took him further down the beach without realizing that the terrier was following them.
When the smaller dog tried to take the ball again, the bulldog took it in his jaws and shook it to death.
According to Brown, the incident happened so quickly that no one was able to stop it. The five-year-old bulldog had no prior history of attacking other dogs.
The dog was euthanized the same day. No charges have been laid as the incident occurred in an off-leash area and the owner was co-operative with authorities.
“Esquimalt Lagoon is very confusing if people don’t know what areas are on-or-off leash,” Brown told Victoria Buzz.
“Anything below the high tide area is off-leash.”
