Sorry EBUCK old boy. No confusion possible.
Pit Bull
Bulldog
Now. The owner said it was a Bullgog-Boxer mix. I'll give you that. The Boxer mix would have longer legs than a Bulldog. If it was a Pit Bull...that animal, if it was attacking, would have headed straight for the officer at a run and would have been on him in 1 second flat. There wouldn't have been any 3-4 second delay. He wouldn't have had time to draw down on a Pit Bull that wanted his ass. There would have been no circling and tail wagging as is shown in the video.
I've said it on other threads and I'll say it here. The cop panicked and fired. Period. Now he doesn't have the balls to admit it. Either that or he is following the advice of counsel. Either way...being a cop on the street notwithstanding...he's a coward with no honor.
If he admitted that he panicked and screwed up, begging forgiveness from the owners, do you think there would be as much of a stink about this whole issue? I don't.
I agree that he panicked and reacted to his training.
EBUCK