Kristi Noem Doubles Down on Story About Killing Her Dog From Memoir: ‘I Decided What I Did’ – Rolling Stone

                        By  <a class="c-link  lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover lrv-u-text-decoration-underline:hover" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/author/jeremy-childs/"            >   Jeremy Childs</a>                       <br>    <a  href="https://www.rollingstone.com/t/kristi-noem/"  ><span class="lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-012">South Dakota Gov.</span>  Kristi Noem</a> (R) is proof that a hit dog will holler even when a dead dog can&rsquo;t.<br>   After public backlash ensued from <a  href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kristi-noem-shoots-puppy-she-hated-book-1235011230/"  >her recounting of killing her 14-month-old hunting dog</a>, Cricket<strong> </strong>&mdash; whom she called &ldquo;untrainable&rdquo; and explicitly said she hated &mdash; Noem doubled down Sunday, saying the dog aggressively attacked livestock and people.<br>     &ldquo;The fact is, South Dakota law states that dogs who attack and kill livestock can be put down,&rdquo; <a href="https://twitter.com/KristiNoem/status/1784631108207849781" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Noem said on X, formerly Twitter</a>. &ldquo;Given that Cricket had shown aggressive behavior toward people by biting them, I decided what I did.&rdquo;<br>   Noem shared the story of her dog-killing in her forthcoming memoir <em>No Going Back: The Truth on What&#8217;s Wrong With Politics and How We Move America Forward</em>. It was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/26/trump-kristi-noem-shot-dog-and-goat-book" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">reviewed by <em>The Guardian</em></a> where details of the incident were first divulged.<br>  Despite Cricket showcasing an &#8220;aggressive&#8221; personality, Noem said she got the pointer dog to use for hunting pheasant. However, failures to tame Cricket reached a climax when Noem said Cricket killed multiple chickens during a home visit with some fellow South Dakotans.      <div class="admz" id="adm-inline-article-ad-1">                     <div class="adma boomerang" data-device="Desktop" data-width="300">                  <div style="min-width:50px;min-height:75px;"   class="pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text"   data-priority="10" >    <div id="gpt-dsk-tab-article-inbody-uid0"       class="adw-300 adh-250" data-is-adhesion-ad="">         <script type="application/javascript">
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