In the meantime, Burke's wife Conny tried to leave the house with her 3-year-old son and told KIRO-7 she was confronted by the aggressive animals.
"These two beasts were right next to the house barking at me and at my son and I just grabbed my son and jumped back inside the house."
Burke's husband came home and tried to get the dogs to leave but later told investigators a black dog charged him and he had to shoot the animal five times to stop its rush.
"He had no choice he would have gotten bitten," said Burke's wife. "My husband was in the Army he is a tough man. I've never seen him scared before and he said 'well that was a beast.' That really frightened him."
The dog killed was a 10 months old and named Benjamin.
"He was the most loving dog ever, very nice, sweet-hearted," said owner Lanthan Kelley. Kelley and his wife Jessica tell KIRO-7 the dogs got out through a break in their fence, but they are refusing to believe the animals would have hurt anyone. Jessica Kelley said, "There's just absolutely no stinking way, and to shoot him five times?"
Thurston County Animal Services investigated the shooting. Officer Ken Maynard says the homeowner had a legal right to shoot the animal.
"He was completely right. The dogs were coming full charge at him so he had a right to shoot the dogs to protect himself," said officer Maynard.
A white dog named Miss Piggy did not rush the homeowner but instead ran away during the shooting. The dog is still missing and her owners have posted fliers in the neighborhood hoping to find her and get her home.
(KIRO Seattle - Oct 17, 2013)
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