All the cops I see these days are wearing boots not flip flops. There’s not too many dogs that won’t roll over when you crack the dog a good one upside the head and if needed give it a good kick in the ribs.
I’ve been around some pretty nasty dogs in my 60+ years. If one comes running up to you barking and snarling, shove your gun into his mouth and kick him one in the guts. Their normal reaction is to turn and run about twenty feet away. Then they’ll turn around and look to see just what the hell didn’t run from them like every other time they attacked a person. Biting down on blued steel isn’t something a dog will do twice.
I have never killed a dog that was attacking me nor have I run from it either. Maybe it just the ornery side of me but I figure if I can face down bulls then fuzzy dogs aren’t going to win the fight.
I was born at the tail end of the baby boomer generation and my Dad taught me how to act around and react to a strange and/or aggressive dog. He taught me how to read their body language and weather or not they could be approached and petted. (Even as a very young child I was dog crazy and wanted to pet any that I encountered.)
Its been my experience that succeeding generations haven't been taught by their parents how to behave around or read the signals that dogs give off.
Also, should my dog (who is the most people friendly dog I've ever known) ever be killed by a cop. God help him or her. I'll bankrupt this city.