Atticus shot the dog because he was rabid, and Atticus was the best shot in town.
Jem is impressed with Atticus and he responds by saying that Atticus is a gentleman like him. Jem is Atticus' son in To Kill A Mockingbird.
atticus kills the crazy dog that was tormenting the neightbourhood, he used his surprinsingly remarkable shotting skills to one shot kill the dog
Atticus Finch fired a gun to kill a mad dog (a dog with rabies).
Yes, the "mad" dog dies in To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus kills him because he was the best shooter.
When a rabid "mad" dog enters town, the sheriff asks Atticus to shoot it. Atticus is a sharpshooter, a skill he does not broadcast.
In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, the bullet hits the rabid dog that Atticus Finch shoots dead, not a dog that is a character in the story. The dog had rabies and posed a danger to the community, so Atticus had to put it down to protect others.
Atticus kills the mad dog by shooting it with a gun after Heck Tate persuades him to do so.
In the book "To Kill a Mockingbird," Francis describes Atticus as a "Stray dog." He uses this term as an insult to show his disdain for Atticus' defense of Tom Robinson, and to suggest that Atticus is going against his own family by doing so.
Atticus shoots the wild dog roaming around the neighborhood with Heck Tate's rifle.
The name of Scout's dog in "To Kill a Mockingbird" is Tim Johnson. He is a stray dog that Atticus Finch shoots to protect the town from rabies.
The rabid dog incident in "To Kill a Mockingbird" occurs in Chapter 10 when Atticus shoots the dog, Tim Johnson, to protect the town from his rabies infection.
Heck Tate insists Atticus shoot the mad dog because there is only one chance to kill it. We learn that Atticus is an excellent shot, and that he was called "One Shot Finch".