[Bubba Joes Mom]

we live on a small farm and work a few head of goat as a hobby. We have the standard farm, complement of chickens, gease, ect... Last July we purchased a rottie from a local breeder. Before getting Bubba Joe from her, we looked in to her opperation and the animals she has produced in the past three years and were satisfied with the quality of the animals. Bubba Joe came in to our home as a puppy and asimalated with our one year old weirmareiner, Brutus, very well. We keep the goats and chickens on a part of the farm seperated from the house by a fence. The dogs roam around the house but are not allowed by the barn without supervision. One day, after about 5 or 6 months after we moved into the new farm, we found Bubba Joe by the farm surrounded by dead chickens and a seriously injured goat. We didnt fully catch him int the act therefore we were not fully convinced he had been the criminal. We took care of disposing of the dead chickens and the goat died the next day. We checked over the fence and made sure it was unpassable by the dogs once more. We still dont know how he got in. Relentless about the fact that it had been him to do the damage we still kept him loose in the front part of the house. About a month ago my daughter brought a new puppy into the house. Bruno, her new 2 month old boxer, gets along with Bubba like as if they were 2 best friends playing out their childhood with endless fun. At first we were kind of skeptical about leaving Bubba alone with the new puppy, because our weimeriner was uneasy of his presence. However they took to each other just fine. Bubba shows great patience with Bruno and lets him climb all over him. Two days ago we went out to feed the new baby goats and were surprised when we found Bubba with one of the goats in his mouth. We pulled him away from her and took him back to the front of the house. The poor baby was very injured and didnt make it. This time we were certain it was Bubba who had done it and now we are very saddened at the fact that we might have to get rid of him. We have two young children in the home and are scared that our bubba has acted in a manner we are very surprised at. He has tasted blood and who knows what he is capable of. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what we can do with him? I dont want him to turn on me or any of the members of the family but we all love him very much. He is a joy to be around and has shown to be protective of our home.
I contacted animal control after the goat died and they said that once the dog has tasted blood its basically over. I dont know what to do and am open to suggestions.