So where do people think this is going?
The attack happened a while ago but the turnaround since it's come back into rotation has been very quick, I would've thought the apex of the drama would've been the fact it was the Snell's dog but there wasn't really much buildup and it just kind of happened. The real focus seems to have been 'there's no way he could've done it', to the point where they've repeated that so often it makes me wonder whether that's the real plot line.
Now they've introduced the idea that he may be put down (if that's what Ruth was implying) then obviously the drama becomes whether he will/won't be. Ruth said they'd talked about it so presumably David is of the same opinion and won't be talking her out of it, so I would just find it very strange if this long drawn out process of a storyline ends with the dog being put down. Usually in these kinds of things, if someone bad is going to happen then it's very sudden (Nigel, Kenton's dog attack, the river crash) and then the following episodes are about healing, whereas typically with longer storylines then they result in a positive resolution (Helen & Rob). It would seem strange to highlight the dangers of dogs off leads and the impact on farmers and livestock, only to them have a big whodunnit and the dog is cleared because there's no lesson in the 'highlighting social issues thing' they do aside 'don't believe DNA and if you believe hard enough then your dog's innocent'.
Also, wasn't a fan of Robert and Linda's opening chat about 'it seems so cruel to leave him locked up' and 'Ruth and David know how much he means to us' like they're the victims. Thankfully at least Robert did correct her on the 'there's dogs in there that have done terrible things'