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A man has been accused of using an ax to kill two dogs belonging to a relative in northeast Iowa.

Winneshiek County court records say 21-year-old Douglas Usgaard is charged with two counts of animal torture.

The records say Usgaard killed a 14-year-old labradoodle and a 13-year-old Shi Tzu-bichon mix on Saturday at a Decorah home where he was living with family members
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Dec 1, 2019
An accused dog killer is ruled incompetent to stand trial.

Douglas Earl Usgaard, 21 is facing two counts of animal torture for using an ax on September 14 to kill Maz, a 13-year-old Shih Tzu/Bichon, and Trina, a 14-year-old Labradoodle. Officials say the dogs belonged to a member of Usgaard’s family.

After a psychiatric exam, a judge found Usgaard is suffering from a mental disorder that prevents him from understanding the crime or assisting in his defense. He’s been ordered to undergo inpatient treatment at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville.
 
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Beat some sense into him.
Those would have been pricey dogs too.
Better family members than he was.
 

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