Federal Officer shoots dog fighting his dog.

[VAPump]

finally someone with some common sense. If you even think your dog isnt going to be able to control itself off a leash, don't take it to the park.

Same could be said of the other owner. If you're worried about other dogs, don't go into the SEPARATE FENCED IN NO-LEASH area of the park.



Oh, and also, DoD Police are not permitted to carry off-duty. H.R. 675 is looking to change that, but until then it's a no-go. So really, the fact that he is a cop should not even matter. If he has a valid MD state concealed carry, then he is good to go, otherwise he should also be facing gun charges as well.

[ReducedCarb]

in during *******s hating on ALL POLICE OFFICERS for the actions of a few.
(didn't read article, dunno if this was unacceptable conduct, but it probably wasn't)

[rotatoo]

Unlucky, owner should have had his dog on a leash, now it's dead.

he can still have it on the leash and drag it about??

[Bulker]

Feel sad for the poor Husky. He was just trying to have some fun, and ends up getting shot for it.

**** the cop.

[LiamGTR91]

he can still have it on the leash and drag it about??

Pmsl, he is more than welcome to do that.

[Frank Drebin]

lol thats a horrible point

There wouldn't even be a newspaper article if the guy wasn't a cop.

[wrenny420]

Fck the federal officer. I have a big GSD and he's rough. I don't care how vicious he is, I don't need a gun to separate him from another dog. Even if I did...at a dog park? Are you kidding?

This ahole probably has never been to a dog park. Dogs play rough. Even if the dog did attack, you don't shoot it. You have a trained K9 DOG with tons of owners around. You could've easily pulled the dogs away.

My father in law is a k9 cop. Those dogs are tough, trained, but still crazy. You usually don't bring those dogs around other dogs. They are instructed not too. Same reason that k9 cops have to get rid of any pets before they become a k9 cop.

I was also a meter reader, in the ****tiest ghettos and attacked by pitbulls. I didn't need a gun. People let their dogs out at me because they thought I was turning off their electric power. FU DOD WHOMEVER. Don't bring a gun to a dog park.

[wrenny420]

There wouldn't even be a newspaper article if the guy wasn't a cop.

Go back to canada. If anyone shot a dog in a dog park, there would be a newspaper article. You dumb?

[lotusfreek]

Location: Alberta, Canada

lol

Location: California, United

You are one to talk.

[Gator1010]

no video/10

[TheManofSteel]

LOL, I ****ing love America - you guys provide so many amusing stories.

My dog gets into fights all the time, the other dog always gives as good as he gets and you just pull them apart if it gets heated... the owners simply apologise to each other and move on... I would be pretty shocked if they pulled out a gun and shot my dog.

This is the smartest post in the thread so far. It's a husky & a shepherd, two big dogs that love to play. Playing for big dogs like that is roughing each other up to show dominance. Dogs like that will nip, and growl at each other and 5 minutes later be sniffing each other's asses again. All that alpha sht you idiots talk about, this is where it actually happens in nature.

The officer probably got panicked, he didn't want to bring a hurt dog into work. Tht's the only thing I can really think of.

You people are retarded. The police officer's dog is treated as an officer itself. Good riddance for killing such an aggressive dog.

Dude that's awful, you should never wish death on a dog. From what I gather (with my indepth analysis of 5 minutes) the two dogs were probably just playing. In a group of dogs in a dog park they were probably trying to show who was boss.

[cheeseNmills]

Who says the other dog was aggressive? You don't even need an aggressive dog for fights to start. When dogs first meet the first thing they do is establish who is the dominant one.. normally it happens by one of the dogs lowering himself or licking the other dog's nose to show submission. If there's 2 big dogs that both want the dominant position they'll have a short fight for it, and that's that. They don't kill or wound eachother.. they have 'rules' too and they stop when the other dogs on his back and whimpering (unless your dog is just nuts.. but then it will attack submissive dogs etc as well and it would never be in a dog park).

We've had a Belgian shepherd, a 140+ pound great Dane and now a 4 months old German Shepherd.. They all went through extensive training courses with my dad and were very calm, balanced dogs, yet both the belgian and the dane have gotten into fights simply because smaller dogs would come up and try to establish dominance. It's normal, predictable and easy to break up IF your dog wears a collar!

I weighed 140 lbs myself at 16 years old when we still had that great Dane and even I could pull him off other dogs... you just grab the collar and lift the front legs off the ground and there goes their strength. There's absolutely no need for a gun there. To me it sounds more like the guy panicked after hearing his dog whimper.

[dirtyjerz]

would've assaulted officer, throw fists now, asks questions later.

guy would probably go down easy if he has to shoot someone's dog for rolling around with his ATTACK TRAINED german shepherd.

gtfo federal man.

[sleet83]

Why didn't he just try kicking the dog away first? Did he have to go directly to killing it? I wonder what his track record as a cop is. He pulls a guy over for speeding and then kills him?

[tworedballs]

this is why I don't take my dongs to the dog park anymore. Too many ****tards out there with pits off the leash and talking on cell phones not paying attention to what's going on.

[El Fuerte]

would've assaulted officer, throw fists now, asks questions later.

guy would probably go down easy if he has to shoot someone's dog for rolling around with his ATTACK TRAINED german shepherd.

gtfo federal man.

Lawls at you assaulting the officer and ending up shot like the dog



Horrible decision by the officer.the police dog didn't even sustain any injuries
He could of waited for the owner to get his dog

[bobcat11]

Anyone defending the pig is a ****in moron.

Its a leashless park and the dog never showed any prior aggression. Dogs were being dogs. **** cops.

[lost1700]

If the Husky had tendencies to be aggressive towards other dogs the cop should have shot the owner not the dog.

If the Husky was playing (yes, dogs play, sometimes aggressively) and the cop shot it because he has an ego he should get in trouble.

Either way, there was definitely a better way to handle the situation.

[Mr. Tripeps]

It was not "an agent". As I stated, it was a DoD police officer from Ft. Myer. They are pretty much only a half-step above a security guard. The only reason they have them there is because there are a lot of civilians on base, and MPs have no civi authority so it's easier than calling Arlington County PD.

DoD police do not have any K9 units there. It was his personal dog.

And while I understand everyones argument about the dog being a member of their family and whatnot, I don't think anyone is thinking about the fact that this dude just up and shot the other dog without trying any other resolutions while in a park with MANY bystanders including young children. That's borderline negligence.

Also, they were in the no-leash fenced-in area of the dog park. If the officer was that concerned, he should have stayed in the leash only area, where positive control of other animals could be more counted on.

Thank you! I was wondering why all these dipsh*t retards were acting like it was a K-9. It says that NOWHERE in the article. People just assumed that because it said Federal Agent's German Shepherd. If it said the dog was a labradoodle would you assume it was a K-9, too?

If a retarded child went nuts at a park and attacked this guy's child, could the officer get away with shooting it? I know this is an exagerrated example, but it's wrong in both cases - the only difference would be the severity of the crime - but a crime nonetheless.

Change the thread title back BOZZ. You're wrong.

Please bump when anyone finds out if anything comes of this.

[SnappleTroll]

Cliffs:
-Husky not on leash in fenced in park
-officer shows up with german shephard on leash
-the 2 dogs play roughly [one report says they were fighting]
-officer asks owner of husky to stop his dog, before he can he shoots it
-dog dies
-no charges currently being filed, no criminal investigation

Article:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...,7786058.story

Discuss.

Assault on a policedog is equivalent to assault on a cop.

Plus, a police dog costs like 20k to the train. I would want to protect the investment.

[mfitty9000]

That is so sad, I dont want to judge the cop but he sounds like a retard. Imagine how fuked up it would be watching your dog get shot to death in front of you

[ygbodybuilder10]

this is why I don't take my dongs to the dog park anymore. Too many ****tards out there with pits off the leash and talking on cell phones not paying attention to what's going on.

what kind of dogs u have

[Frank Drebin]

Go back to canada. If anyone shot a dog in a dog park, there would be a newspaper article. You dumb?

brb going back to Canada, should have never left

[itslocke]

shoot the ****ing scumbag cop
so he was OFF DUTY and carrying a ****ing gun? ya what would happen if someone who wasnt a cop did the same thing

Are you stupid? Every cop I know carries their sidearm when off duty. There's no way you work 8-12 hours a day in a ****ty job and then just not carry your weapon when you're out of uniform.

What's upsetting here is not that he had his weapon on him and used it, its the escalation of force that was not followed. This is one source, you need multiple sources to corroborate the event as well.

[itslocke]

Assault on a policedog is equivalent to assault on a cop.

Plus, a police dog costs like 20k to the train. I would want to protect the investment.

If you're responsible for a $20,000 investment, then why would you bring that investment to a location where it will most likely get into a fight? You wouldn't take your stock portfolio with you to a strip club.

This is a bad judgement call. Cop shouldn't be in charge of an animal if he cannot make good decisions regarding its health and welfare.

[ctgblue]

just a note that I haven't seen
A POLICE DOG is in fact a POLICE OFFICER.

If a police officer were being attacked by a person or a dog, the other police officer would shoot the attacking party

[LiamGTR91]

would've assaulted officer, throw fists now, asks questions later.

guy would probably go down easy if he has to shoot someone's dog for rolling around with his ATTACK TRAINED german shepherd.

gtfo federal man.

Attack a angry cop with a gun, who has just shot a dog?

Good luck with that one.

[Messier_Object]

Dog parks, in general, are one of the worst places to take your dog.

[Xapien]

They let anyone on the force nowadays don't they?

[soapy]

There wouldn't even be a newspaper article if the guy wasn't a cop.

no probably not, but with good reason, police are entrusted with the responsibility of serving and protecting the public, they must be whiter than white in their actions