There is absolutely no way I would "wait to get bit" by the damn dog. I'm a dog owner, I love dogs. If a dog is charging me or my own dog for that matter, I don't see why someone wouldn't be absolutely justified to protect not only your dog, but yourself as well. Obviously this lady shouldn't be walking two large dogs that either aren't well trained (obviously, they charged another dog from a distance) or she cannot control. It is 100% her fault. German Shepherds are an intelligent breed and really aren't terribly hard to train. To say that he should have waited for the situation to get worse is just stupid. I'm sure they didn't try too hard to find a witness with a different perspective, or at least they didn't air it.
Off duty Buffalo Police Officer Shoots a German Shepherd Diring an Attack
- Thread starter Saltwater60
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.450/400 Nitro Ex
Crazy enough, just this morning I was walking my dog around the neighborhood. When I was nearly back home out of the corner of my eye I saw what I thought were two deer in my yard, when I looked directly at them I realized it was a pitbull and a Rottweiler running loose with no owner in sight.
Now my dog is a tiny Bichon frise who clearly looked like an appetizer to these two dogs as they came charging at me. As they came running at me my dog ran behind me and the Rotty tried to go around me to get my dog and I quickly snatched her up under my arm, and started yelling at the dogs and charged towards them. They immediately backed off a few steps but were clearly excited, and I had to keep yelling and stomping towards them until they eventually ran off.
I honestly wasn't sure if the dogs were just posturing and acting aggressive or if they were literally looking to eat my dog, but once we got in the house I saw a little bit of blood on my dog and realized it caught the tip of her ear. I am now feeling extremely angry knowing that the dogs literally were going in for the kill and I didn't have a weapon on me.
My wife posted it on the local Town Facebook page and the woman who owns the dogs posted up asking where we saw them so she could get them. She made up some story about how her mom was walking them and they got loose, but the dogs did not have leashes dangling behind them so clearly they were not being walked on leash. I'm just thankful it was not my wife or one of my sons that were walking the dog this morning or it would have been a different kind of post I was making. Needless to say looks like I'll be on walking Duty for quite a while and if anybody else has to walk her they know they have to carry a baseball bat with them.
I was definitely not prepared for that this morning as I was wearing slip-on shoes and was just enjoying the walk. I was able to chase the dogs off without having to get physical with them, but really it's because I wasn't sure if they were genuinely going to attack or not, knowing now that they were actually trying to attack, and now knowing these dogs may get loose again in the future I will be better prepared to handle aggressive big dogs. My wife has told me these dogs have been loose in the neighborhood before but the incidents of it are few and far between. Now that I've experienced it first hand it's definitely different in my mind.
Now my dog is a tiny Bichon frise who clearly looked like an appetizer to these two dogs as they came charging at me. As they came running at me my dog ran behind me and the Rotty tried to go around me to get my dog and I quickly snatched her up under my arm, and started yelling at the dogs and charged towards them. They immediately backed off a few steps but were clearly excited, and I had to keep yelling and stomping towards them until they eventually ran off.
I honestly wasn't sure if the dogs were just posturing and acting aggressive or if they were literally looking to eat my dog, but once we got in the house I saw a little bit of blood on my dog and realized it caught the tip of her ear. I am now feeling extremely angry knowing that the dogs literally were going in for the kill and I didn't have a weapon on me.
My wife posted it on the local Town Facebook page and the woman who owns the dogs posted up asking where we saw them so she could get them. She made up some story about how her mom was walking them and they got loose, but the dogs did not have leashes dangling behind them so clearly they were not being walked on leash. I'm just thankful it was not my wife or one of my sons that were walking the dog this morning or it would have been a different kind of post I was making. Needless to say looks like I'll be on walking Duty for quite a while and if anybody else has to walk her they know they have to carry a baseball bat with them.
I was definitely not prepared for that this morning as I was wearing slip-on shoes and was just enjoying the walk. I was able to chase the dogs off without having to get physical with them, but really it's because I wasn't sure if they were genuinely going to attack or not, knowing now that they were actually trying to attack, and now knowing these dogs may get loose again in the future I will be better prepared to handle aggressive big dogs. My wife has told me these dogs have been loose in the neighborhood before but the incidents of it are few and far between. Now that I've experienced it first hand it's definitely different in my mind.
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Far king
.357 mag
Was the cop warrented to shoot at the dog with the woman in the direct line of fire behind the dog?
The answer is NO , it violates the the four laws of gun safety .
Every one of them!
Those rules are good at the range, besides that, most real world situations; they are horrible.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
I’m not a call the police kind of guy but I think I would in this situation. She lied out her rear and to me this means she doesn’t give a crap. They were on your property and went after your dog. These are all really bad signs.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Agreed. He was under attack and he acted in that manner. Safely I might add.
seezur
.40 S&W
Justified imo. The lady gives me the vibe of an irresponsible dog owner. Not a fan of cops at all, but I would have done the same had a big potentially aggressive breed dog charged mine and not backed off. Once the dog is attacking you will be struggling to get your gun out. Remember, they are very agile, powerful animals and we are not. I have unfortunately seen videos of dog attacks and it is verrrry hard to get away once they start shaking you or your dog.
Also be careful picking up your dog, there are videos of pitbulls mauling other owners who did that. It actually whips them into a frenzy because when you lift your dog up it confirms to them your dog is prey. With a pitbull you’re probably screwed, but look into a breaker bar. Easy to carry, forces a dog to open its mouth if it’s locked onto your dog (police use them to train their dogs).
I carry whenever I walk and have had a Shepard, poodle and a tiny runt breed all run up to mine and luckily they have all been friendly encounters and the dogs sniffed and broke away when the owner regained control. There are many irresponsible dog owners out there and while I’d never want to hurt a dog, my dog will always come first.
Also be careful picking up your dog, there are videos of pitbulls mauling other owners who did that. It actually whips them into a frenzy because when you lift your dog up it confirms to them your dog is prey. With a pitbull you’re probably screwed, but look into a breaker bar. Easy to carry, forces a dog to open its mouth if it’s locked onto your dog (police use them to train their dogs).
I carry whenever I walk and have had a Shepard, poodle and a tiny runt breed all run up to mine and luckily they have all been friendly encounters and the dogs sniffed and broke away when the owner regained control. There are many irresponsible dog owners out there and while I’d never want to hurt a dog, my dog will always come first.