Dog biting your dog?

[Paladin]

FYI, I saw an episode of COPS where a woman intentionally let her rotweiler out of the house knowing it would attack the animal control officer at the scene. She was charged with assault with a deadly weapon.

Was that a while back? If so I think saw that one. The one I saw had the animal control officer not especially prepared and freaking out, but I know my response would have been a lot different.

[bburgi]

Now that I think about it, I don't think it was on COPS. It was on some show called "When good animals go bad". I just saw it recently. It may have been the same attack though- the office had no weapons or deterrents on her. She was basically helpless except for a neighbor who came over and beat the dog off with big stick.

[Paladin]

Whether we saw the same one or not, it boggles my mine that an animal control officer wouldn't be prepared for something like that.

[KBCraig]

Now that I think about it, I don't think it was on COPS. It was on some show called "When good animals go bad". I just saw it recently. It may have been the same attack though- the office had no weapons or deterrents on her. She was basically helpless except for a neighbor who came over and beat the dog off with big stick.

Lots of shows use the same videos. That sounds like one I recall, where a big fat very crazy white trash woman set the dog on animal control. The animal control officer was a very petite young black lady, and damaged her hand pretty badly.

Sound like the same one?

Kevin

[bburgi]

Lots of shows use the same videos. That sounds like one I recall, where a big fat very crazy white trash woman set the dog on animal control. The animal control officer was a very petite young black lady, and damaged her hand pretty badly.

Sound like the same one?

Kevin

Yep, spot on.

[flintknapper]

Now that I think about it, I don't think it was on COPS. It was on some show called "When good animals go bad". I just saw it recently. It may have been the same attack though- the office had no weapons or deterrents on her. She was basically helpless except for a neighbor who came over and beat the dog off with big stick.

Lots of shows use the same videos. That sounds like one I recall, where a big fat very crazy white trash woman set the dog on animal control. The animal control officer was a very petite young black lady, and damaged her hand pretty badly.

Sound like the same one?

Kevin

That one's been around a few years. In that incident the dog was a pit bull, not a rotty. Even though the attack resulted in her being bitten on the chest and hand, it was not what I would call a "committed" attack by the animal.

The control officer responded to the attack in about the poorest way possible. Their was a decided lack of training, or she panicked and just couldn't use it. I feel certain she found a new job soon after that unfortunate event.

We can only hope that the irresponsible owner of that animal was prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

[40FIVER]

txinvestigator wrote:

You could have called animal control or the police and had the person cited.

That said, we should choose carefully on which hills we are prepared to die. My ego would want me stand my ground in such a situation. After all, my rights....his obligations. However, forcing my rights in this situation and possibly causing the incident to escalate is not a wise choice.

If you felt harm was immminent then you should defend yourself against the dog in whatever manner you believe best. Removing yourself from the area before it gets to that point is better, IMO.

Just food for thought.

I think I understand what you were saying in response to the post, but would this be considered giving in and letting the other guy win?
Until someone stands up to the irresponsible dog owner and he (BG) receives what he deserves, he has winning.

By removing ourselves from places we have the right to be in, instead of defending our right to be there, is not good.

This is not a flame, just food for thought, as well.

40FIVER

[switch]

I prefer pepper spray. Think about that dog owner taking Fido home, in his car.

I'd be careful about shooting a dog. A dog lover prosecutor/jury/judge may be hard to convince that you were/should have been in fear of your life.

[Rex B]

An over aggressive dog, friendly or otherwise, needs to be controlled. If the owner dowsn't do it, you are good to go with spray. Pepper spray is fine if lesser deterrents don't work.

When that owner released his dog intentionally, that was an asault, pure and simple. It's pepper spray time for the dog. And if the owner has a problem with it, it's 911 time. You can have the officer define 'assault' to the jerk. Perhaps the officer, having seen your CHL, would point out to the jerk that his dog could have been legally shot dead, instead.

[robert_de_niro]

My best friend has a landscaping business and one particular customer has a doberman behind a puny 4 or 5 foot fence. The owner never keeps the dog chained or locked up and when my friend mows the adjacent lawn, the dog tries to leap the fence (and he is usually succesful) and come after my buddy. One day the dog got out and made a full charge at my friend. He's CHL and had his glock 22 with an IWB holster. The dog went for his leg and got my buddy by the boot. He said that before he could draw on the dog (who was, by the way snarling and had its ears flat) the owner called it back. He told that owner that if that happened again he would, and I quote, "Take care of it for you, and you won't see that dog again." Of course the owner got all upset. About 4 weeks later the dog came at him again, full speed and snarling. The owner, watching, was laughing. RIP Rover... RIP.

[Rex B]

Good for him!

I'd like to have seen the dog owner's face when Fido caught some lead.
I know the dog was just doing what he was trained to do, and in this case he's a victim. That's a shame.

Did your friend have to talk to the police afterwards?

[robert_de_niro]

Good for him!

I'd like to have seen the dog owner's face when Fido caught some lead.
I know the dog was just doing what he was trained to do, and in this case he's a victim. That's a shame.

Did your friend have to talk to the police afterwards?

Not sure on that. He's a paramedic and while he was on a call he asked an officer (between the first attack and the second) if he would be justified in shooting the dog, and the officer said not only would he be legal, but he would issue a citation to the owner!! I will ask next time we talk and post an answer...