I didn’t ignore that it never left the property ... I don’t care that it never left the property. Big difference.
As for the collar — prior to this conversation, I wouldn’t have known what it was, so a special collar wouldn’t have stopped me from shooting a dog. I’ve seen shock-collars, but they’re not all “invisible fence” collars, some are noise reduction collars, and some are just bright ID collars. Even with the collar ... the dog charged a cop that was off-property, so it didn’t appear that the collar was having the deterrent effect it was intended to have.
In short, if a dog charges me ... I’m not going to take the time to study its collar before reacting, nor will I be waiting to survey where the dog is in relation to an imaginary property line.
If your dog is confined ... make sure its confinement is clear to passers-by that might feel threatened by a dog with invisible-confinement.
SnakeDoc
You should. Because absent either the cop being on the property or the dog leaving it, the cop was under no threat. At all. Period.
Your silly fears aside, you don't get to arbitrarily shoot anything on someone else's property with impunity.
If you’re so afraid of dogs....stay in the house.