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A pit bull owner has been accused of stabbing another dog to death in the street, with a fight between the two animals caught on home surveillance footage.

In the CCTV, a man is seen walking his dog down a snowy street without a lead.

He is several metres ahead of his pooch, which is trailing behind and sniffing at the ground.

A second dog, which is said to be a Cane Corso, approaches a garden fence and stands on its back legs, appearing interested in the presence of the Pit Bull.

Leaping over the fence, it charges at the other dog and the pair are momentarily out of sight.

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The pooches then run to the gate of the front garden and the Cane Corso owner, alerted by the commotion, opens the gate and his other dog runs out to join the fray.

It is not clear if the dogs are play-fighting, but they are jumping up and down and appear to be wagging their tails during the fracas.

The pit bull owner then walks up and appears to stab one of the dogs with a knife.

Eventually, the animals separate and the Pit Bull walks off with the alleged knifeman and the owner of the other two dogs heads inside.

His pooches don’t look worse for wear – but he has claimed that the one that was allegedly stabbed later died.

The incident was filmed in the village of Naumovka in the south-western Russian republic of Bashkortostan while the alleged knifeman was walking his pit bull.

According to the unnamed homeowner, one of his Cane Corso dogs, named Cesar, was injured and later died of the stab wound.

He explained that both dogs were unchained in the garden because he is waiting to finish their kennel.

The homeowner told local media: “This neighbour who stabbed my dog has an aggressive American pit bull terrier who he always lets outside without a muzzle.

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“That day was the same, his dog was barking in the street and Cesar went after it in the street. Instead of trying to understand what was going on, he just took out a knife and stabbed my dog.

“His dog has attacked several people around here and the owner has been told many times to use a muzzle, but without any success.”

According to local media, Cesar later died from the stab wound and the owner has filed a complaint with the local police.

The incident is being investigated.