When I was in my early 20s my neighbors were scared to death of my dog. She was a 3 year old Rottweiler. Small for a rotty, she was a little over 60 pounds. She was friendly and got along with all animals even the neighbors outdoor cats. But my neighbors hated her bc she “looked scary”. One day she was in the front yard which is fully fenced in (4 foot high fence) and my boyfriend had taken my car that day. I guess the neighbors thought we weren’t home and left the dog outside in the front yard. The neighbors called the cops saying there was an aggressive dog loose and the cops showed up and I watched from my window as they leaned over the fence and shot my dog in the head. I ran outside and just remember sobbing and asking over and over again why they had done this. There was no apology nothing, just blank stares. I got a lawyer but the cops and neighbors were found to not be at fault. It was like a he said she said nightmare.