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Posted on 08/09/2017 1:18:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A dog was shot in the head and wounded by a Brinks security guard last week, and the dog's owner now is looking for justice.
The guard said the 119-pound bull mastiff was lunging at him. The dog's owner, Eric Wafer, said his dog, Betty, just wanted to be petted.
Part of the incident was captured on surveillance video, and San Francisco police are investigating the shooting.
While bull mastiffs generally can be intimidating, Wafer said Betty is not.
Wafer said he took Betty for a walk last Friday morning in the city’s Hunter’s Point neighborhood, and Betty somehow got out of her leash. Shortly after, he heard gunfire. Betty had been shot in the face. "I went running after her, and by the time I turned the corner, I hear a bang and yelp," Wafer said. "There’s two security guards sitting there looking guilty as heck."
NBC Bay Area obtained surveillance video from a nearby camera, and although the video is grainy, the guard can be seen walking backwards and Betty can be seen walking toward the guard and then past him when she was shot.
The police report says the dog lunged at the guard, but the video doesn’t show that.
Wafer said he asked the guard if he shot the dog, and the guard admitted to it.
"He came up with a story about him attacking his partner," Wafer said.
The next step is for the police department to turn the case over to Animal Control, which had not happened yet as of Monday night.
Brinks corporate did not respond to requests for comment.
control your animals, redneck!
Damn.
Keep your dog on a leash. Simple. They don’t ‘somehow’ get off the leash.
Poor Betty. Hope she heals completely.
And finds a responsible owner.
ATTENTION DOG OWNERS:
FYI: No one is obliged to like your dog. You and you alone are in love with your dog. Most people have no way of knowing if your dog wants petted or wants to bight someone.
Strange you never hear of mail carriers shooting dogs.
At the 1:01 minute mark in the linked article video, there’s a picture of the dog’s face that suggests it may be a mastiff x pit bull mix. There’s far too many accounts of pits attacking without barking, warning, while wagging their tail or in one case, walking by a woman and turning its head to just latch onto her thigh (bad injury). Even if it’s not a pit mix, 119 pounds is too much dog to have wandering around loose.
That said, I watched the grainy video and I don’t think the dog was behaving in a threatening manner. I have a friend who’s afraid of big dogs and can’t read dog body language/behavior at all. It is just one more reason to keep these dogs on a leash.
How does someone determine that a dog just wants to be petted when lunging? If a 119lb bull mastiff lunged at me it’s going down and pepper spray most times don’t work on large dogs like that.
At the 1:01 minute mark in the linked article video, there’s a picture of the dog’s face that suggests it may be a mastiff x pit bull mix. There’s far too many accounts of pits attacking without barking, warning, while wagging their tail or in one case, walking by a woman and turning its head to just latch onto her thigh (bad injury). Even if it’s not a pit mix, 119 pounds is too much dog to have wandering around loose.
That said, I watched the grainy video and I don’t think the dog was behaving in a threatening manner. I have a friend who’s afraid of big dogs and can’t read dog body language/behavior at all. It is just one more reason to keep these dogs on a leash. The dog didn’t have a collar on and the owner said “She took an opportunity to go visit the neighbor without my permission.” 119 pound guard dog breed needs a collar, leash, fence....something.
I blame the owner, not the dog or the guard. Dogs should not be approaching strangers without permission, and that was very close. I would not have shot in that situation, but I cannot demand that others be as comfortable near large dogs as I am.
Owner’s fault.
Zackly! Dog wasn’t leashed to begin with.
The Dog’s protection is on the owner. That leash is protection for the dog as well as others. There are suitable places to allow dogs to be off a leash.
I love dogs as much as anyone but if a strange one makes a move toward me I’ll Rick Perry it without hesitation.
So, no, I don’t blame the guards.
(A cop killing a dog in its own yard is another matter.)
This incident was caused by the owner, not the guard.
I don’t see why the guard shouldn’t sue the owner for forcing him to shoot the dog.
100% correct! I have a 120 pound rottie who is one of the sweetest dogs I've ever owned, and he loves everyone. Even so, he never has the opportunity to "lunge" at someone. It is my responsibility as the owner of a large dog to make sure he is always under control, never off leash outside the house and back yard, and that the back yard is escape proof. Doesn't matter what kind of easy going temperament he might have. If someone can't manage that, then they shouldn't have a big dog. Actually, they shouldn't have a dog at all. Maybe a turtle.
As a dog lover and trainer for many years, I can testify that dogs do not “get out of the leash somehow.”
With a properly fitted buckle collar and leash of appropriate length held properly, there’s no way the dog can get away.
True dat! Shoot all unleashed animals on sight and claim self defense. That includes your dumbass shitzu...........
Very Un-PC for San Francisco.
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