Another GSD shot by cops

[jaggirl47]

Family Dog Killed By Police Officer - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver

This is pretty sad.

[JPrice]

This is absolutely terrible. This cop deserves to pay. There are just too many cops out there that are trigger happy, and don't assess the situation before shooting. Makes me sad and angry..

[JPrice]

I mean don't all cops carry pepper spray as well? What a coward.

[cowgirlup_22]

wow that is sooo sad made me tear up....

[jaggirl47]

So, my question is if a cop pulls out his weapon and starts firing on my dog who is doing nothing, can I use my weapon for the threat to my property and family from the cop?

[cowgirlup_22]

Originally Posted by jaggirl47

So, my question is if a cop pulls out his weapon and starts firing on my dog who is doing nothing, can I use my weapon for the threat to my property and family from the cop?

I was just thinking that...unfortunately the answer to that is no.. it would be seriously messed up if that police officer gets away with that. I have had a police officer come into my yard while i was outside with Kenai and Kenai took maybe two steps towards the officer and he called out to me "call your dog back please" and with a whistle Kenai come trotting back to me without even a backward glance towards the officer..i guess it would have been too much for him to tell the owner to call her dog back *rolls eyes*

[JeanKBBMMMAAN]

This is so sad. I think from the info from that one piece, yeah, not even close to being something that should have happened and my heart breaks for them and for their other dog who I am sure misses their friend.

But if I call the cops to come to my house my dogs will be leashed or crated - if I invite anyone on to my property my dogs will be safely, physically contained. I might screw up and drop a leash or a crate can be opened, but there is the appearance of greater safety for that officer, that will help my pet be safer. EVEN if I shouldn't have to - I would rather err on the side of caution.

[ShenzisMom]

Idiot officer probably thought NEIN means ATTACK!!!!!
And, after realizing his utter stupidity said the dog was baring teeth/posturing. Seriously, certain words in other languages aren't that hard to get. Nein, Sitz, Outz, are all 'commands' in german that SHOULD be easily recognisable. Its not like the poor woman yelled something out there like voraus with isnt close to the english word at all.
What the **** happened to the phycological testing officers have to go through? Theres a guy I work with that has failed the test FOUR times and for GOOD reason. Who is letting these wackjobs become officers?

[selzer]

The dog is dead, that puts us on the side of the dog owner and dog right away.

The officer claims hair up and snarling. The owner claims the dog just trotted over there.

If I was so scared about a threatening phone call that I decided to call the cops, and I have my dogs and am on my porch, and my dogs see a man coming over my property (not down my drive or up my walk -- not sure I got that right or why that would be), my dogs will bark and go to meet them if they are loose.

If it was my dog, and I let them run toward the officer like that, I would probably support the officer in shooting them for his safety because they ARE scary. I would not want to have one of my dogs rushing toward me if I did not know them.

Yes, I said rushing, where the owner, who we are in sympathy with said trotting. But my dogs would be rushing.

If I already was acting scared, my dogs also might be more alert, leery, reactive to total strangers on the property.

I my dogs were rushing toward a police officer, I would not yell "NO!" or "NEIN!" I would yell "LEAVE IT!" or "COME!" or even "DOWN!"

If there was a snarling, hair up, toothy GSD rushing toward you, and its owner is yelling "Hannible, NO!" I am sorry, but that does not sound like it is going to come out good for you.

The owner of the dog said that the dog turned and looked at her and then it was shot. This sounds like such a nice slow motion event. Is it possible that the dog turned and the officer still shot it. Yes, but it is also possible that the officer was in the processes of shooting the dog when it turned.

I do not know how this went down. The officer killed a black lab that MAULED a little boy. That is not a record of violence against GSDs.

This made me angry when I read it. But thinking it through, what it says to me, is that if I know that the police are coming because I called them, then maybe I should not have two loose dogs with me on the porch. And if I do, I should not let them "trot" over and meet the police officer.

[ShenzisMom]

Just a question-You've receieved a phone call so upsetting you've called the police over it. Put yourself in that mindframe. Would you really put your dogs away?

I'm willing to give that with my current dog, in that mindset AFTER acknologing the officer on my property, she would be put away. But she is damaged goods. If I had her from a puppy and had no reason to doubt her sanity, I wouldn't have even thought to put my friend in a crate, because the person coming to HELP is here.