I too have been following this thread but haven't posted 'til now.
15 years ago, we had a border collie cross that had to be pts due to aggression. It was the most difficult decision I think that we've ever had to make. To cut a long story short, she'd 'nipped' a few times & despite consultations with behaviourists etc. she went on to attack my OH quite badly & then hospitalised me (I still have the scars). As we had a 5 year old at the time it was too much of a risk to take. Sometimes that final decision is inevitable.
My problem is the way that Channel 4 crammed everything into a 30 minute show, without explaining the full story. I think it was wrong to 'cut a long story short' for the sake of a television programme especially when the story line was so emotive. For a programme that is aired at 8.00pm I thought that the scenes of Benjy's last journey & burial were completely unnecessary & in extremely bad taste. We won't be watching the programme again.
Run Free Benjy