'She thought this would be a plus for her': Noem's dog-killing story sparks outrage

Killing an unruly puppy is disturbing. Bragging about it in your autobiography is six shades of crazy.

In order to train a dog, you have to be smarter than a dog.

I grew up on a farm ... that is not a part of farm life. Thats being a terrible person.

Can't control a dog but wants to run a state

Taking an untrained dog on a hunt tells me all I need to know about Noem's poor judgment. That and her pathological cruelty are disqualifying.

She wanted the dog to be a birder. Did she think a 14 month old puppy knows the difference between pheasants and chickens on the same day ?

You missed the main point with the goat killing. She shot the goat but it did not die. She did not have another cartridge. while the goat was in agony she then went back to her car got another cartridge and came back and shot it. Where I come from this is animal cruelty. If an animal is a problem a vet can put it down for $40. Not to mention the goat was innocent. It's issues was that Noem had not had it castrated. Something country folk do. Where I come from she would be charged with animal cruelty over the botched killing of the goat

There is a proven link between cruelty to animals and cruelty towards humans.

It's not about politics anymore. These people are psychopaths.

Joe Scarborough saying to Mika, "Let me finish, please," is incredibly rich given how much he constantly interrupts her.

She complained about the dog not hunting properly, but when it hunts the chickens she murders it! She's pure EVIL! 🙄

This is unbelievably disturbing.

People, this dog was not 'Put Down'! This dog was murdered, executed by a very, very sick excuse for a human being!

My Grandpa used to raise hunting dogs and at any given time he would have roughly 35 different types of hunting dogs. If he deemed one was "untrainable" he would simply re-home the dog to someone who was only looking for a family dog. What she did was cruel and disgusting.

my father has been a lifetime member of the NRA since 1978. He is now canceling his membership. I have been a lifetime member of the NRA since I was 9. I am 24. I am canceling my membership. I live on a ranch that at its max held 23 horses, and up to 11 dogs. This is disgusting, coming from a lifetime hunter.

sounds like the dog was enjoying life, despite living in a toxic environment . . . and Noem made the extra effort to be a hateful and ignorant jerk

I grew up on a ranch we had dogs, goats, cats, horses, cattle, even a racoon. We never killed any of the animals for misbehaving. I did have a dog that was too excitable to work and caused havoc around stock. I gave him away to a guy for a pet..

Noem is outlawed from native land in her state!!

The conservatives are not in favor of this, both sides of the isle are condemning her... she is done.

I'm a republican and find this absolutely sick and disturbing.