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A man is grieving after a police animal control officer fatally shot his 11-month-old husky dog this week, mistaking the pet for a coyote in what authorities in Northbridge, Massachusetts ...

NORTHBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Northbridge, Massachusetts man is devastated after his Husky puppy was shot and killed by an animal control officer, who thought the dog was a coyote.

"He returned and saw the coyote near the woman ... said he was growling at him and baring his teeth," said Rumford. "My dog never growled at another dog, let alone a person." ...

The pup's owner, Kirk Rumford, said his dog does not look like coyote but admitted it sometimes got free. "He's not aggressive at all. He's a big goof ball. He's never shown his teeth once.