Exactly. How come everyone else manages to go about their business without shooting dogs every time one barks? At 12 I was a paperboy in Alaska where quite a few people kept dogs large enough and aggressive enough to scare the bears away from getting in their trash cans. I was challenged by dogs daily but I never had to shoot one and I never got bit. I did have to smack down a couple dogs on a regular basis. Cops should learn how to read the dog's body language and have other options than just shooting. I did at 12 years old.
We talked to a guy who went door to door delivering mail for nearly 30 years...He never once had to shoot a dog to death, but did use his pepper spray one time.