There are some things that you just don’t put up with, regardless of the consequences. If somebody, anybody, uniformed or no, jumps into my backyard and starts shooting, I will immediately engage that person with aimed fire.
How did the teen get in the yard and hide without needing to shoot the wolf?
Pet wolf ping
Wright Patterson air force base?
Helped pursue a teenager???
A pet wolf? Is that even legal?
Or skipping school?
One you chase. The other you don't.
And since the cop jumped over the fence couldn't he jump right back out faster then he could draw his gun, aim and shoot?
Or was he running after the teen with gun drawn?
There is no such thing as a “pet” wolf. There may be a “captured” wolf, or even offspring of “captured” wolves, but none of these is a trustworthy “pet”.
Specifically, one night about 2:30AM in the morning our doorbell rang. Needless to say both my wife and I sat up in bed now completely awake and very much alarmed. Likewise, both of our German Shepherds (per their usual habit), went ballistic as they ran to the door barking.
I retrieve my nightstand .40S&W and proceeded to the front door. Looking out of the window next to the door I see three police officers and police dog standing on the porch.
I gave them the “one moment please” signal and my wife got our dogs under control. I opened the door a crack, advised the officers I was armed and that our GSD’s were in their crates. I then opened the door fully to find out what they wanted at 2:30AM in the morning.
One officer proceeded to tell me that they were after a burglary suspect who was last seen jumping fences in to the backyards of our neighborhood. He then ask PERMISSION if they could search our backyard. I said “Of course.” I also warned them that there was a long “fatal funnel” on the one side of our home between the house and garden shed and to be careful. The officer said something to the effect that they would send the police canine through first. I opened my side garage door so they could get into the backyard. They said “thank you” and proceeded into our backyard.
After they had searched our backyard, they closed our gate and went on down the street to the next home.
Much politeness and courtesy on both sides, and no fatalities among anyone’s dog(s).
Shooting an "Endangered Species" has legal repercussions. I don't care much for the Endangered Species Act (ESA), but I love wolves and wolf hybrids and have had them for pets.Shoot cops that shoot pets.
I hope the wolf recovers completely. I worry about my wolf looking dog. He likes everyone and every animal, but he can look ferocious. I don’t want him around any vicious cops.
At least the police didn’t shoot a pet dog
Uh, WHO in their right mind chases a wolf... On foot?
The thing that bothered me about this story is that “the wolf lunged at him”.
Having been an owner of a wolf/huskie mix, I doubt that. They just really aren’t guard dogs and seldom even bark. That’s not to say that they aren’t prolific hunters..just not of humans.
The dog may have just stood up to see what was going on..they do look very impressive and scary.
I’m divided on this. The police were chasing someone that may have been a mass murderer for all I know (later proved differently) that had invaded my property. My poor, old goofy, scary looking wolf/mix stands up to see if what ever has jumped over the fence is a possum or raccoon. Police scared...dog scared..bad combination. They would darn sure be paying my vet bills. AND I would probably have an electric wire installed at the top of the fence. To keep out uninvited “guests.
Of course, I kept mine inside because people were scared of him. I miss him..he was a great wolf/dog.
