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There is plenty of blame to go around in this situation.

That officer knows nothing of dogs and their behavior.
He was scared and aggressive from the moment he exited his cruiser.

The lab was wagging his tail, the dog was trying to figure out if he was friend or foe?

If the officer would have knelt down and talked to the dog, he could have extended his hand let the dog smell him and walked up to the front door together.

Then the officer could have chewed the owners azz, givin him a warning and problem solved.

Now if the dog would haved pinned his ears, straightened his tail, bared his teeth and stood his ground, I would shoot the dog!!

The situation escalated when the officer attempted to kick the dog and advance onto the dogs territory.
Most dogs would be aggressive in that situation.

The neighbor should also be read the riot act for wasting the officers time with such a petty call.

Where was animal control? don't we pay them to handle these situations?

That officer revealed a deep flaw in his personality and should be confined to a desk job or let go.

I would have given the dog a biscuit and slapped the owner myself.

That is usually the root cause of fear, and could be applied to many of our posters regarding many subjects.

Pat,
I suspect if you would have been called there would be a happy outcome for all.

Same ole Shcit. A POS COP, and every cop here defending his actions. I'd of at the very least kicked the pchukkk out of him, and in short order. He'd of wished he was bitten...

Seldom in the cop business is everybody made happy, but thanks you for the props and you can bet I would have got out of there without doing something that would create paperwork.

He tried to kick the dog. It was not effective.



Travis

Prove it.

How did this babbling idiot pass his psych test? Think he could be a hazard to society with his paranoia

Is he going to shoot every dog not on a leash cause he was bit once?

Your avatar does.

No, nor do they get training for dealing with wild animals (four-legged kind) or multiple domestic animals.

I'm wondering where this Department is on using OC (pepper spray) on animals? That was our first choice of response for dogs that appeared aggressive. Most dogs are just being territorial towards strangers and could be expected to be aggressive.

Yes, I've been bitten by a large dog while on duty, if you count a 140lb pitbull in that category, and never want to experience that again.

Ed

First of all, what makes you think he's paranoid? Scared, yes. paranoid, who knows?

Second, not all agencies psych test their applicants. Some quit doing it (San Francisco PD for one) because it was "too discriminatory".

Ed

You could save some time by constructing a signature line that says "I am ignorant." and leaving your post's blank.

And without making a video of dumphukitude that goes viral all over the world.

140 lb. Pitbull?

You raise a good point. I'd love to read the officer's incident report. "I tried kicking the animal with my boot which upset him more. So, I drew my weapon and shot him."

I've been around dogs specifically labs my whole life and trained them for close to 20 years. Nothing apparent in that video shows an aggressive dog. They were both wagging their tails and bouncing around.

The previous poster had it right, slow the [bleep] down, talk to the dog calmly and give it a chance to smell you, maybe a pat or 2 And head for the door.

The yelling and kicking of the dog only slum it up more but I don't see where it pinned its ears or advanced on the officer or in any way acted threatening. Hell it was barking but still wagging its tail and backing up.

Nope I see nothing threatening whatsoever. That said none of us know that dog or its owners history which may have warranted more caution. Also the dog shouldnt be let to run free.

I don't have fences on my front yard nor underground fencing but every one of my dogs knows they leave my lawn its their ass. Hell thrown a steak or ball on the sidewalk and they still won't leave my yard without permission.

That officer needs to be pulled off the streets for sure. If he can't handle a dog then hr likely can't handle people.

I also am damn sure that every LEO on this site would have handled that situation completely opposite of what was shown and the result would have been the dog put up safely and the owner dealt with and not a round fired.

Yup, named "Thor". Looked big as a horse when he came around the corner of the porch and latched onto me. No growling, no barking, just there and teeth embedded.

A friend of mine who owns an auto repair shop in Anchorage has one that big, too. His name is "Zeus".

They can be bred big.

Ed

I think the video showed he can't handle people very well.

PIG..