What bugs me is the apparent lack of critical thinking ability and observational skills on the part of the officers here. If the dog is such an apparent threat, and it's fine and dandy until unknown strangers (the cops) enter the house, then there's not anyone else in the house, or at least no one else that doesn't belong there. If there was anyone there, then the dog took care of them, and the officers don't need to immediately clear the house. If the dog has problems moving, then it's not a major threat, and the officers can (carefully) clear the house to make sure there's no burglar.
When did reasoning skills become obsolete for law enforcement? It has to have been sometime in the 6 1/2 years since I graduated the Academy, because I sure as heck needed them to pass.
