A farmer who blasted a dog to death with his shotgun says he aimed to kill and would do it again in an instant.

Ken Jordan felled husky Tundra with a first shot then finished him off with a second as the dog ran amok, chasing his livestock.

Tundra had previously savaged one of Mr Jordan’s sheep and the farmer freely admits he was ready to kill him if he came back.

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Distraught owner Dr Erika Nurmsoo is convinced that Mr Jordan went too far and could have used a non-lethal method to stop the dog.

But Mr Jordan, owner of Neals Place Farm outside Canterbury, is unrepentant.

He said: “She’s dreaming. What happened to that dog is her responsibility.

“I aimed to kill and I wouldn’t think twice about doing it again. If any dog comes onto my land and attacks the sheep, I’ll shoot it.”

Dr Nurmsoo, a psychology lecturer at the University of Kent, had been walking Tundra in a meadow and admits she let him off his lead to play with other dogs.

Tundra was playing in long grass when he “took off” across the meadow and crossed a boundary into neighbouring farmland.

After a two-hour search of the area, Dr Nurmsoo says she heard and smelled a gunshot.

Fighting back tears, she said: “I was close enough to hear Tundra’s death screams. There was a brief pause then I heard another shot.

“I really wish Mr Jordan had used a non-lethal method. I think he was predisposed against that dog.

“I’m not arguing that he shouldn’t have been on the lookout. I’m not excusing Tundra’s actions.

"I aimed to kill and I wouldn't think twice about doing it again. If any dog comes onto my land and attacks the sheep, I'll shoot it" - Ken Jordan

“But if he’d shot over the top of his head it would have startled him and he would have stopped.”

Mr Jordan has dismissed her claims as ridiculous.

He said: “That dog was attacking my sheep and anyone who tried to stop him.

“If you’ve seen a nature programme on television when wolves attack prey, it’s like that. They’re on the hunt and it’s brutal.

“I waited for a clear shot and took it. I thought the first shot had killed him but realised he was still alive. I shot him again in the head.

“It was the humane thing to do.”

Police say they are aware of the incident on August 6 but they are not taking further action.

Farmers are entitled by law to kill dogs they believe are worrying their livestock.

Last year Tundra slipped his lead and ran onto Mr Jordan’s land. On that occasion he caught and killed a sheep.

Dr Nurmsoo had accepted full responsibility and compensated the owner of the sheep, which was being kept on Mr Jordan’s land at the time.

It prompted Mr Jordan to put signs on the boundaries of his property, warning that trespassing dogs ran the risk of being shot.

But these have since been ripped down, he says, possibly by dog walkers angered by the warnings.

Mr Jordan said: “People don’t realise the damage and pain dogs can inflict.

“That sheep would have died a slow, agonising death. In comparison, the dog’s was quick and painless.”

Tundra has been cremated and his ashes remain in an urn on Dr Nurmsoo’s mantelpiece in her Cherry Drive home.