Being attacked by a big dog is pretty scary.

 

She'll get over it.

She'll get over it.

 

Ouch. She is a pretty good looking woman and I think she is pretty upset. Most women would be a mess if this happened to them.

Ouch. She is a pretty good looking woman and I think she is pretty upset. Most women would be a mess if this happened to them.

 

It was just an accident. I think you're making it out to be a little more than it really is. It's amazing what stitches can put back together.

It was just an accident. I think you're making it out to be a little more than it really is. It's amazing what stitches can put back together.

 

A guess if a dog bites off part of your ear it is no big deal?

A guess if a dog bites off part of your ear it is no big deal?

 

In the grand scheme of life - no. Besides, I wear my hair over my ears. It's all good.

My argument about that is that the dog can detect drugs sometimes when drugs were recently there and have been moved. So once they alert and nothing is found, they look wrong but really they're not.

 

Obviously sometimes the dog will be wrong, I'm not saying they're perfect.

 

I think that's a valid point, but dogs also want to please their handlers and some academics feel like they'll feel as though they aren't doing a good job if they don't "find" what they've been trained to.

 

I don't know the accuracy of the report, but I remember reading awhile back that in the aftermath of 9/11, rescuers had to hide and let the dogs "find" them so they would still be effective as they'd trained to be because it was messing the dogs up badly when they couldn't find anyone like they'd been trained to.

The lady worked for Tire Discounters. I can't post the link from my phone. Boone County is in hot water again.

 

Owwh. how SAD.. I am Dog - lover.

That is why If i have dog, I should train it wisely..:-D

Something I wondered this morning: where do police dogs stay/what do they do when they aren't on duty? Do they go home with the officer or do they stay at the stations? Just curious because I didn't really know a lot about what they do in the downtime.

Reading the article, it sounds like this is more of the handler's fault than is being let on. From a legal perspective, I think the analysis might change if she weren't at her job and performing activities within the scope of her duties as an employee.

 

I'm surprised no one has mentioned that she was checking the tires while the dog was in the car. I could see how the dog could perceive this as a threat and be suspicious of her from then on given the way that it was apparently barking (to the point that the officer took it out of the car).

 

A girl is missing a third of her ears and the Sherriff is saying, "Boone County Sheriff Tom Scheben said when the woman walked within proximity of the leash, the dog bit her. The deputy is oblivious to her. The dog is not oblivious to her, and he does exactly what he was trained to do. And he's protecting that deputy and he turns around and bites her".

 

Sorry Sherriff, I understand you want to cover yourself legally, but that just comes off as insensitive to a girl missing a third of her ear and a year of recovery time because she was trying to do the job that your department was paying her to do.

 

It sounds like the officer in question is the one who messed up badly and is certainly the one who could have done more to have prevented this from occurring. I don't know what your idea of a dog "doing exactly what he was trained to do" is, but I can tell you what it isn't-- and that's biting innocent people who aren't threatening it, especially when it's the handler's and/or trainer's fault that the situation unfolded as such. In your own words Sherriff, "A leash is Enzo's cue that police work needs to be done... He was on the lead and he knew what to do",... well, apparently not, and the employee isn't the one who put him on his leash and told him to "go to work" either.

 

Not trying to be overly critical of the police here, and I think you can look back on some of my quotes where police officers have killed other people's animals that posed a threat to them and see that I'm pretty consistent with the point I'm making here.

Losing 1/3rd of your ear is a big deal, especially for a young woman planning a wedding.

 

I wonder what will happen with the dog? I know it is expensive to train them. Can he be retrained? I would guess that the liability would be pretty great if the dog was put back in service and bites someone else.

Losing 1/3rd of your ear is a big deal, especially for a young woman planning a wedding.

 

I wonder what will happen with the dog? I know it is expensive to train them. Can he be retrained? I would guess that the liability would be pretty great if the dog was put back in service and bites someone else.

 

Why would the dog need to be retrained?

Something I wondered this morning: where do police dogs stay/what do they do when they aren't on duty? Do they go home with the officer or do they stay at the stations? Just curious because I didn't really know a lot about what they do in the downtime.

 

Everyone that I know of goes home with the officer and is normally treated as a family member or any other family pet. All of the ones I know of have a kennel outside, but many families keep them inside as much or more than they keep them in their kennel.

So the woman entered into the dogs space and he attacked? Not sure how I fault the dog any. Whether a police dog or a personal dog, when one is around you have to be aware of it, and not invade its space.

 

Sounds like the woman should have been more aware of her surroundings.

Everyone that I know of goes home with the officer and is normally treated as a family member or any other family pet. All of the ones I know of have a kennel outside, but many families keep them inside as much or more than they keep them in their kennel.

 

Gotcha. I'm sure that helps strengthen the bond.

Why would the dog need to be retrained?

 

I don't know. A trained police dog bit a civilian because she fit into what a police dog perceived a a threat? The dog was placed on leave, not the officer. It is an honest question.