Yet Another Cop Kill Dog Story... this one seems even crazier - Page 3

it is not a Cop bash...at least on my part...just difference of opinion on what should have been done, thats all...
unfortunately for human stupidity dogs are the ones who are suffering.

You assume the owner *could* call "Bear Bear" back [The name Bear Bear just screams highly-trained dog, now doesn't it?]

The person accompanying the dog in the park wasn't even the dog's owner.  It was the owner's brother.
How well does your dog obey other people?

If the owner had such a marvelous recall, why didn't he recall his dog when asked?

I have no idea what breed has to do with this.  I don't care what breed your dog is, you have an obligation as it's owner to protect it from harm.
I suppose if you're comfortable allowing your dog to be attacked for the length of time it takes you to depart the park, and for the other dog to either be recalled by its "owner",  or get tired of attacking your dog, more power to you.

I, on the other hand, fully intend to exercise my legal right, and moral imperitive, to protect my animal from harm.

Sam,

I think the root of the uproar in all this was the fact that there wasn't going to even be an investigation until there was a public outcry.

I'm sorry but using lethal force to break up a dog on dog fight, in a public common area with civilians and children around?  I don't want that kind of mind running around with a gun unless it comes out that the husky had deliberately turned and was coming up off the ground at this guy's throat.

Yeah, I can see that in his report. "I was afraid of getting bitt, so I backed my way out of the park and left what I thought was a danger to the public. I was scared of getting injured or killed, so I left innocent bystanders to deal with this problem.". So then someone else may have been bit and you blame the guy for avoiding the situation? Like I said, wait until the facts come out. A bit premature to make a judgement

mudwick..having a bad day?
neither be littling me or my opinion would bring a dog back...right?
so...relax..it's just an article and it's just my opinion and I will take care of my dogs the way I see fit, and you are MORE THEN WELCOME to exercise your legal rights, but if you shoot my dog in a dog park..I will shoot back..and not at the dog...once again just stating my opinion. :)

Sheesh insinuated that the Officer involved was not a "Cop".

As a point of clarification, the Officer involved was a Department of Defense Police Officer.  DOD Police are sworn Peace Officers with the same authority, responsibility and rights as any other sworn Peace Officer.  

Any confusion in the matter comes from the fact that Military Police, and Department of the Army Police, are *not* sworm Peace Officers.  DOD Police, are, however.

In some circumstances, if I shot a dog in the park, and you shot me, you'd be well within your legal rights.  It would depend on the jurisdiction.

Any time someone chooses to exercise their right to carry, and employ, a concealed weapon, they accept certain risks, to include being shot by someone else.

I'm not having a bad day at all.  Just shocked that dog owners are allowing their emotion to override their good sense, and siding with the irresponsible party.

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If I were to criticise any aspect of this Officer's behavior, I would object to the fact that he was not carrying a less lethal form of defense for his animal.  While I carry a firearm outside of the house, I add an additional layer of protection by way of a large, sturdy stick, when I walk my dog.

The incident could have been avoided had the Officer chosen to do similarly.  He would have had the ability to protect his dog, without resorting to shooting the threat.

* "You assume the owner *could* call "Bear Bear" back [The name Bear Bear just screams highly-trained dog, now doesn't it?]" *

-- Hummm like some people here don't assume the federal officer with his German Shepherd Dog on a leash in a free roam dog park didn't have a trained dog ?  Your grasping.

This is interesting, did anyone call the Dept ?  There is way more to this story than what is published. That Federal Officer has a whole State in opposition about now. Apparently this Bear Bear is known well. Wait till you find out who the daughter is who owned this Bear Bear.  Whooaaaaaa

I'm sorry Mudwick but how in what way are the husky's owners irresponsible?

The Husky was a regular in the park, with no prior incidents with any other dogs to indicate that he needed to be kept on a leash away from other dogs. 

A dog park is a place where dogs are off leash, whether we agree with them, choose to use them or not.  This officer and his wife brought their dog into the park with loose dogs, the loose dogs didn't accost them while walking down the street, some level of responsibility has to be assumed by the cop as his dog was also involved in whatever transpired.

BE,

No, I'm assuming the level of training in the on-leash dog is nearly irrelevant, since the dog was on-leash.  The level of trained recall on a leashed dog doesn't really factor in to the discussion.

Rather than tantilize us with hints of some political undercurrent, why not just say who is who?