Dogs are territorial, much like humans, no?
If I enter your “territory”, are you or are you not going to come and “check me out”?
Why is it not “permissible” for the dog to do so, in a fenced yard at risk of it being killed? A dog is only following it’s natural instincts.
Should we now seek training for our dogs to roll over and play dead whenever they see a cop enter our yard in order for the dog to have a chance at surviving an encounter with a cop?
Seems like cops are using the “it charged me” gambit regardless of the dog’s actual intent in order to justify shooting them.
My dog, a Corgi mix of something, will come to “check you out” if you enter her territory (my yard), does she deserve to be shot because she’s “charging”?
So do we.
A great little dog!