Do you think they should've killed Chief?

It would have made Copper look like less of a douche.

No one told Chiefs idiotic old ass to chase Todd onto a TRAIN track and then just SIT there while the train ran him off the edge.



"Because I knew you, I have been changed...for good."
" You flip flopping ass piece of bitch"

I agree he should have died.
Originally I thought he was dead based on Copper's reaction until they showed him with a broken leg.

On a side note, Foxes are not known for having particularly strong bites, there's a reason they hunt rabbits and not deer. That bear would unlikely have even noticed Tod biting him.

Yes. Chief should've died.

Copper wanting revenge on Tod would've made a lot more sense, plus it would've been much more realistic. It was co-director Art Stevens who balked at the original scene, saying "Geez, we never killed a main character in a Disney film and we're not starting now!" Writer Vance Gerry said back, "But he gets hit in the kisser with a freight train!" Apparently, Wolfgang Reitherman's original pitch was quite different from the finished film.

Rewatching this old movie. Not one of Disney's best by any means, but it's an easy watch when you're bored. Yes, they definitely should have killed of Chief (sorry Chief!). Would have made more sense, given the nature of the incident (train, fall) and the way Copper and the hunter treat Chief afterwards. They don't really seem to care; the hunter just hates foxes, and Copper is a good dog and obeys his master.

Yes and no for me. Yes because the scene is unrealistic and it would justify Copper's attitude towards Todd and no because perhaps it could make the finale anticlimactic.

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If I had made this movie:

Chief would be almost dead. Close to death... Amos Slade would have been heartbroken that his dog is practically dead, and beside himself with grief. He tries to keep him alive, but both he and Copper don't think Chief will make it.

That's when they both get angry, and then go after Tod. To avenge Chief, because he's about to die.

blah blah blah - Copper eventually puts himself between the shotgun and Tod, and Slade eventually letting them both go. Although if this was redone, their should be a bit more of a stand off between the two, where Slade tries to knock Copper aside with the butt of the gun, so Copper has to wrench the gun out of Slade's hands. i.e. Copper has to REALLY get the point into Slade about how much he cares for Tod

Then when the get back home, they notice Chief is actually getting better, and are grateful that they didn't kill Tod.

Then it ends the way it always has.