DougCO K9 attacks and kills small dog

[cstone]

In my opinion:

This attack was the fault of the handler...not the dog. The handler was cited for the offense, and the DCSO will be paying some hefty settlement when all is said and done.

I would not like to see any animal put down based on one instance of a negligent owner or in this case a handler.

[sniper7]

Very interesting points. I'm curious to see what the settlement figure ends up being.

[th3w01f]

Did the dog properly identify itself as a law enforcement officer?

On a side note, all the stories from this summer, where the homeowner shot the neighbors dog who attacked his dog seem to be gone.

[TFOGGER]

Police K9s tend to be Alphas (goes with the job), particularly those that serve dual duty as detection dogs and "police" dogs. My stepkid is partnered with one of DSD's bomb dogs, and she is quite dog aggressive, so she has never met our Shihtzu princesses. FWIW, I will(and have) position myself between any large dog moving in an aggressive manner towards our girls, placing myself in the "line of fire", so to speak. 999 times out of a thousand, they are merely curious. That one time, though, steel toes and copper jackets are among the options.

[TennVol]

Link to a dog shooting here in the Springs in Feb 2012 - http://www.denverpost.com/ci_20041343

And another one: http://www.fox21news.com/news/story....008#.VJtaCZCcA

[airborneranger]

We had some white to trash kids move into our Springs neighborhood a while back. They decided to get a Great Dane and let it run the hood. When my girls were little it would tear out of their yard straight towards my girls. As the dog got older, it got bigger and more aggressive. One day it tore across the street towards my girls. I was able to snag it by its collar and drag it back to its house. I explained to the idiots that I always had my CCW and that if their stupid dog came charging into my yard again that I was going to put a bullet in its head. I never had a problem again.

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[bobbyfairbanks]

My dog is like a son to me this officer should face criminal charges. Stop the double standard

[Jer]

My dog is like a son to me this officer should face criminal charges. Stop the double standard

I tend to agree with this statement & unfortunately an example needs to be made. People need to realize that properly restraining your dog is not only important but it's the law... for everyone.

[cstone]

My dog is like a son to me this officer should face criminal charges. Stop the double standard

I understand and agree with the sentiment. The handler was cited by Thornton PD for failure to maintain control of the K9. The DCSO and the handler are likely to both be sued. There will likely be significant impact on the future employment for the handler.

I'm unclear on the "double standard" you would like stopped.

[rondog]

I understand and agree with the sentiment. The handler was cited by Thornton PD for failure to maintain control of the K9. The DCSO and the handler are likely to both be sued. There will likely be significant impact on the future employment for the handler.

I'm unclear on the "double standard" you would like stopped.

The "double standard" is the "no fault" treatment of cop dogs that do wrong, just like the no fault treatment of so many cops that do wrong. The "blue wall" of protection, or whatever it's called. The police union's stance that no officer's actions while on duty is wrong.