We don’t want these “COWARDS” as police officers. They are afraid of “DOGS”???? What if they came in contact with a dangerous criminal?
I was a residential plumber for over 30 years. I have been to, somewhere in the neighborhood, of 15,000 homes. Many had dogs. Many owners were not home. In all that time I was only bitten, I mean nipped, twice by an ankle biters while the owners stood right there. (Beware Poodles! Shoot on sight!)
I only felt in danger to the point I would have to defend myself, twice. Once a chained dog went berserk every time I passed him. Had he broken the chain, I was sure he would attack me as he was in a frenzy. It didn’t, he didn’t.
The other time, a neighbors dog came charging across the empty lot between the houses. He was at full speed. It didn’t look like he was going to stop. I expected him to jump for my throat when he reached me. I dropped my tools except for the 18” pipe wrench I was carrying. I was preparing to time my swing with his launch and hit him in the head with all my strength, probably killing him. At the last second, the owner whistled for the dog and he stopped dead in his tracks and returned home.
Was he actually going to jump for my throat? I don’t know. He did show me that he could stop on a dime. Maybe he was trying to scare me (it worked) and would stop short of me and just bark.
First of all it’s a DOG! It’s not a bear. It’s not a wolf. These are GROWN MEN who are so afraid of being “bitten” by a dog, that they shoot people’s pets first and ask questions later.
In all the cases I have seen, the dogs were NOT attacking, only protecting/defending, as dogs are wired to do.
It’s not fear, it’s thuggery.
If the schoolyard bully gets away with kicking baby carriages whenever he gets the urge, and the parents and the PTB at the school wink and turn a blind eye to the behavior, the bully will continue (and likely escalate) the behavior.
I guess all the school yard bullies who failed to grow up all obtained government employment.
My sister worked as a meter-reader for a power company years ago and had many scary dog encounters.
One day a big dog was barking and thrashing on a chain and broke the chain, running toward her.
She froze and held out her pepper spray awaiting the attack.
The dog did a “drive by” running right past her as if whe wasn’t there and it was running to something beyond her.
She said the dog was so happy to be off the chain it just kept running, not stopping to waste time on her!
Years ago, I worked at the local Humane Society. One of the board members was a dog trainer and would occasionally address the staff on dog behavior.
He once pointed out that a chained dog will often exhibit aggressive behavior around strangers because he's trapped by the chain and feels vulnerable; he's attempting to warn off the stranger from coming too close. Made perfect sense to me; I had never thought about it that way before.