Help needed quickly- dog maimed a pigeon

[littlewhitebag]

My young lab chased some birds in the garden and managed to pin a wood pigeon up against the fence. I shouted at her to leave it and she came away immediately and even when i went to get gloves to inspect the pigeon she didn't return to it.

The pigeon is damaged to one side a wound and a wing injury. There was blood coming out it's beak. I have put it over the other side of the fence where i think it will die.

Should i do something? Would the vet do anything? I don't want it to suffer.

Dog meanwhile has slunk off to her bed as she knows i was furious at her.

No, I don't think so curlew. I'm always pretty aware that my three dogs, while loving a real fire and a cuddle, are in their hearts wild animals. I don't blame them when they kill things - although I'd rather they didn't, and I'm really not fond of anything killing anything else at all - but neither am I squeamish about it....it's part of their nature as you say. You only have to look at the size of their teeth .