It's always good to take a look at the facts of the case that precipitates this sort of thing and kind of work from there.
This was a domestic dispute.
and unless the guy was beating her, the cop had no business interfering.
“In this case no one shot the dog, the cops were there at the invitation of the resident, there was no dynamic entry,...”
So? You’re not arguing such never happens, are you? Well, when it does, we retain the right to defend ourselves.