Police officer shoots dangerous attack dog

[seamusTX]

Memphis: Police officers responding to a burglary call yesterday shot at two family pets in the back yard. One dog was hit and is expected to survive. The other dog ran away.

The owner of the missing dog put up "lost dog" posters in the neighborhood. A semi-literate text messenger started sending extortion demands for returning the lost dog.

The Memphis Police Department released figures this afternoon that show its officers have shot at dogs 48 times this year. Thirteen of the animals were killed, four were critically injured, 11 injured superficially, and 20 weren't hit.

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The police policy for shooting dogs is posted in this story. It boils down to shoot only dogs that need shooting.

Those labs can be vicious. They can drown you in saliva and lick you to death.

- Jim

[witchdoctor575]

i have to LOL at this thread, for those that scoff at the daushund being fierce.... consider that their very name means badger hunter.... that's right, they were bread to be hunting dogs to chase badgers into their lair under ground and get them. badgers are not known for being pleasant creatures mind you. so a irritated daushund can cause damage if provoked enough. yes... i have one and have had several over the years, I had one take on 4 coyotes once, she didn't win that fight but she lived.

[flintknapper]

i have to LOL at this thread, for those that scoff at the daushund being fierce.... consider that their very name means badger hunter.... that's right, they were bread to be hunting dogs to chase badgers into their lair under ground and get them. badgers are not known for being pleasant creatures mind you. so a irritated daushund can cause damage if provoked enough. yes... i have one and have had several over the years, I had one take on 4 coyotes once, she didn't win that fight but she lived.

I have one in my lap as I write this.

It is true that the Dachshund was bred for hunting purposes (including badgers)....but it is important to remember: The original German dachshunds were larger than the modern full-size variety, weighing between 30 and 40 lb and originally came in straight-legged and crook-legged varieties.

This would be a dog considerably larger than the MINIATURE dachshund...which is the subject of the event first posted.

No matter how "ferocious" this dog may have "acted", it remains unlikely that it posed any real threat of "Death or Serious Bodily Harm".

Clearly...an unnecessary shooting and a poor reflection of the officer's decision making processes.

[chabouk]

i have to LOL at this thread, for those that scoff at the daushund being fierce.... consider that their very name means badger hunter.... that's right, they were bread to be hunting dogs to chase badgers into their lair under ground and get them. badgers are not known for being pleasant creatures mind you. so a irritated daushund can cause damage if provoked enough. yes... i have one and have had several over the years, I had one take on 4 coyotes once, she didn't win that fight but she lived.

I have one in my lap as I write this.

It is true that the Dachshund was bred for hunting purposes (including badgers)....but it is important to remember: The original German dachshunds were larger than the modern full-size variety, weighing between 30 and 40 lb and originally came in straight-legged and crook-legged varieties.

This would be a dog considerably larger than the MINIATURE dachshund...which is the subject of the event first posted.

Yup, miniatures retain all the attitude, but lack the size to back it up. They're tough on rabbits, though!

When I was a kid, a neighbor had a standard dachshund that weighed about 40 pounds. The dog muttered something to a neighbor walking down the sidewalk (dachshunds are very opinionated about people), so the guy kicked the dog. Except when he drew back his foot, his sandal flew off, and kicking that dog barefooted was like kicking a keg of nails. Broke his foot, and had to wear a cast for a couple of months.

Dachshunds are "sawed-off Dobermans" when it comes to territory, fearlessness, and devotion to family. But yeah, there's now way a miniature can be a threat to anyone's life or serious bodily injury. Except maybe as a tripping hazard.

[mgood]

I think the cop showed very poor judgement.
He probably was within his rights, but could have and should have handled it better.
On the other hand, I wasn't there. I give considerable leeway to the man on the scene rather than jumping to join the Monday morning quarterbacks. But I find it hard to believe that killing the dog was really necessary.

[seamusTX]

I can't even keep up with this stuff.

Elkhart, Iowa (middle of nowhere, but within short driving distance of Des Moines) -- Polk County officials say they want to know why a state trooper shot and killed a neighbor's pet. It happened in Elkhart Friday.

The owners of the dog, a black lab, say it got out of their backyard, and on to the property of neighbor ..., a state trooper. Owners say [alleged shooter] told them the dog was acting aggressive[ly].

They say [alleged shooter] went in to call Animal Control, but for some reason came back out and shot their dog ....

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Those Labradors are not only notoriously aggressive. They can open locked doors.

- Jim

[Skiprr]

Those Labradors are not only notoriously aggressive. They can open locked doors.

Yeah; I heard a rescue Lab learned about bump-key techniques while locked up in the shelter, and after he got out he spread the word on a Labrador Website known to cater to criminal canines. Bump-key instructions and blanks spread like like wildfire. Nasty business. I understand dachshunds are even trying to figure out how they can form a dachshund pyramid so they can reach the doorknob.

[seamusTX]

A Baltimore police officer shot a police dog with a .40-caliber yesterday. The dog was chasing a fugitive.

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It was an honest misunderstanding.

Dog is recovering:

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Humanitarian concerns aside, those dogs are worth a whole bunch of money on account of their lengthy training.

- Jim

[KD5NRH]

A Baltimore police officer shot a police dog with a .40-caliber yesterday. The dog was chasing a fugitive.

That officer was approaching the scene when the dog apparently mistook him for the motorist and attacked him, biting the officer in the upper body.

You know, some dogs are very perceptive about people...

[seamusTX]

In Vermont, in April, an off-duty police officer fatally shot a neighbor's dog that attacked his dog. The officer was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty.

The case went to a jury trial last week.

The officer testified that the neighbor's "pit bull mix" had his 15-pound pug in its mouth when he shot the alleged aggressor.

The jury returned a not-guilty verdict after five hours of deliberation.

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/News/Sta ... d-dog.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/arti ... elty-trial" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.wptz.com/news/21626489/detail.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I have a feeling that there is an untold story here.

- Jim