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After learning who shot his dog, police said, the second man came after his neighbor with a baseball bat.
The dog, a 7-year-old boxer, had to be taken to a veterinarian and put down because of the injuries he sustained, police said.
Police arrested:
• Brian Girouard, 41, 1741 Hemlock Road, who was charged with recklessly endangering another person and cruelty to animals for allegedly shooting his neighbor's dog.
• Joshua Rice, 33, 120 Albright Ave., who was charged with terroristic threats, for allegedly threatening to hurt Girouard with a baseball bat and a dog law violation for letting his dog run loose.
The incident happened around 5:30 p.m., according to police, when they were dispatched to a reported animal attack in the 100 block of Bucknell Road.
Girouard told police the boxer had wandered near his property and growled at him and his two young children, according to Officer Wayne Smoker.
Girouard took his children inside the house, returned with a pistol and shot the dog, police said.
The wounded dog went home.
When Rice saw his injured dog, he went after Girouard with a baseball bat, threatening to hurt the man, police said.
Police, who said they were unaware of any prior problems between the men or with the dog, said Rice and Girouard were awaiting arraignment late Sunday night.
