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Police Arrest Neighbour After Family Dog Shot in Ontario’s Peterborough County

A 67-year-old man was charged with killing or injuring animals after shooting a neighbour's dog that had been missing for about a week, police said.

  • On Sunday morning, OPP responded after a complainant reported that one of their family dogs, missing for about a week, was shot in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, Ontario.
  • Hearing gunshots, the family told officers they heard shots and then two of their three dogs came running home.
  • Following an investigation, Peterborough OPP say they arrested one individual, a 67-year-old, in connection with the dog shooting.
  • Police charged Ralph Boake, the 67-year-old neighbour, with killing or injuring animals after speaking with all parties involved.
  • Boake is scheduled to appear in Peterborough court on September 16, 2025, police say he is expected to appear in court in September.
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Kawartha 411 broke the news in Kawartha Lakes, Canada on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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