November 15, 201411 yr 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. Well, I suppose they need to determine if there is anything wrong with the dog but in short I don't believe the dog needs to be retrained (at least based on what we know). The Deputy is the one that needs to be more careful and aware moving forward.
November 25, 201411 yr I'm hearing that the dog is being put down today... Why? Has the dog showed signs of aggression when not working lately?
November 25, 201411 yr I agree, really sad. If anyone sees a news report on this please post the link.
November 25, 201411 yr Can you verify if true Guru? If I run across someone I will, otherwise I assume it will be in the news soon.
November 25, 201411 yr How sad. I really do not understand this. Sources: Boone Co. Sheriff?s Department K-9 that bit woman put down | Local News - WLWT Home
November 25, 201411 yr I would like to know why putting down the dog was necessary. When will a reporter, or other person petition for answers under the freedom of information act?
November 26, 201411 yr Interesting article that says nothing. I wonder if their legal representative told them to stonewall the media.
November 26, 201411 yr Do you think that the legal risk had anything to do with it? Even though he was doing his job, he did bite an innocent person. If he were to do it a second time, a lawyer seeking damages could always say that the department knew this dog was dangerous because he had bitten before. I hope that is not true. How does a dog get decommissioned? Is there a training process that transitions them from being on duty to a more relaxed environment? We had a neighbor who was a policeman and his dog lived with his family. He was an awesome dog. I bet there were a lot of people who would have adopted this dog. Maybe there was just an aggressiveness with him that the training was unsuccessful in controlling. Either way, it seems like the decision was made a bit quickly.
November 26, 201411 yr Do you think that the legal risk had anything to do with it? Even though he was doing his job, he did bite an innocent person. If he were to do it a second time, a lawyer seeking damages could always say that the department knew this dog was dangerous because he had bitten before. I hope that is not true. How does a dog get decommissioned? Is there a training process that transitions them from being on duty to a more relaxed environment? We had a neighbor who was a policeman and his dog lived with his family. He was an awesome dog. I bet there were a lot of people who would have adopted this dog. Maybe there was just an aggressiveness with him that the training was unsuccessful in controlling. Either way, it seems like the decision was made a bit quickly. I'm wondering if what I bolded in your post might be the case. I once lived across the street from an officer for the old "Dixie Authority" Police. One day his dog jumped the fence and came over to our property and attacked our little dog which was on a tether in our front yard. Unprovoked, it was like a lion pouncing on prey. We had to beat on the officer's dog to get him to drop our dog. Our dog was really torn up but survived and was never the same after that attack. A few days later I found out that the officer's dog had previously bitten his son's ear off.
November 26, 201411 yr Boone County sheriffs office has released a statement confirming that the dog was put down and blaming someone for leaking the story to the media.
November 26, 201411 yr Boone County sheriffs office has released a statement confirming that the dog was put down and blaming someone for leaking the story to the media. I'm not worried about the leak, I'm worried about the "why"? Where the heck is PETA when you need them?
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