Cop Shoots Dog [VIDEO]

[SeanTX]

It's almost freaking SOP for these new guys to shoot dogs instead of using less lethal or 'smart' ways of dealing with them.

Was just reading elsewhere about an off-duty cop who shot and killed a dog in a pet store -- and recall two stories from the past year where K9 officers shot their dogs during visits to the veterinarian . SOP with them seems to be if a dog acts up -- shoot it! No other options apparently ...

 

[devil21]

And a facebook post by an officer at the department calling for the dog owner to be prosecuted for it's death:

And this officer proves my point about most of them being morons.

 

[Anti Federalist]

California police slammed with death threats after shooting Max the Rottweiler


Outraged pet lovers are retaliating against the police officers involved in the dog’s death. The Hawthorne Police Department released a video taken from a different angle which they hope proves that the officers had no other choice.

By Carol Kuruvilla / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...ax-rottweiler-article-1.1390610#ixzz2YCDI0kYQ

 

[Constitutional Paulicy]

I'm so sick of cop shoots dog. Shouldn't we be more concerned with other matters? Like how do we take back our country?

 

[Anti Federalist]

And this officer proves my point about most of them being morons.

Spelling, punctuation and grammar, matters.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I'm so sick of cop shoots dog. Shouldn't we be more concerned with other matters? Like how do we take back out country?

Sick of?

How so?

Should this just be disregarded, until they move on to people, which they have done for the most part?

Yeah, let's take the country back.

You do that by identifying the occupying army of the thieves who stole it.

Because who do you think is going to fight to keep it from you?

 

[Constitutional Paulicy]

Sick of?

How so?

Should this just be disregarded, until they move on to people, which they have done for the most part?

Yeah, let's take the country back.

You do that by identifying the occupying army of the thieves who stole it.

Because who do you think is going to fight to keep it from you?

I've seen far too many of these threads concerning dogs. As much as I love dogs, it seems we should be far more concerned with the billion other matters that concern everything I've heard you protest time and again. But dogs seems to be on the agenda every day I visit this forum. It's not at the top of my list of concerns.

 

[Czolgosz]

California police slammed with death threats after shooting Max the Rottweiler

...

And not because they're arresting people for no reason. Love people.

 

[AFPVet]

This epidemic of shooting dogs should be very concerning! Psychologically, people who abuse and kill animals for sadistic pleasure often move up to humans. If you can shoot a dog without batting an eye, you will have NO PROBLEM blasting a peaceful human being.

Even if I had no other choice but to shoot a dog, I wouldn't be ok afterwards. I would definitely need to talk to a professional following the event. In many ways, shooting a dog can be worse than shooting a human from a psychological standpoint because dogs and children are very similar (many dogs have the intelligence of a six year old child).

 

[Constitutional Paulicy]

In many ways, shooting a dog can be worse than shooting a human from a psychological standpoint because dogs and children are very similar (many dogs have the intelligence of a six year old child).

Please, lets not compare dogs to children.

 

[AFPVet]

Please, lets not compare dogs to children.

Why not? http://www.nydailynews.com/life-sty...-year-old-child-psychologist-article-1.397371

Dogs' intelligence can be higher than two-year-old child, psychologist says
By Rosemary Black / DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 12:42 AM
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Is this dog smarter than a two-and-a-half-year-old child? Quite possibly, says psychologist Stanley Coren.
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Is this dog smarter than a two-and-a-half-year-old child? Quite possibly, says psychologist Stanley Coren.
Is your dog smarter than a fifth grader? Well, he may not be a canine Einstein, but he's got the intelligence of a two and a half year old human child, plus he's capable of basic arithmetic, understands more than 165 words, and can deceive people in order to get treats, according to psychologist Stanley Coren, Ph.D.

Coren spoke at the American Psychological Association's 117th annual convention on Saturday on the topic of "How Dogs Think," which also happens to be the name of his book.

People now use intelligence tests on dogs that were originally designed for use on young humans, Coren explained in an article in USA Today.

"And that allows you then to do a whole bunch of things, not only to determine whether a dog has a certain thinking skill but to place him in terms of where would you be in terms of human beings, as well as in terms of other animals," says Coren, an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia.

Intelligence varies from breed to breed, Coren explains. Data from more than 200 dog obedience judges was used to compare the intelligence of dog breeds, according to USA Today. The smartest dogs? Border collies, followed in descending order by poodles, German shepherds, golden retrievers, Dobermans, Shetland sheepdogs and Labrador retrievers, according Coren and reported in USA Today.

"We all want insight into how our furry companions think, and we want to understand the silly, quirky and apparently irrational behaviors that Lassie or Rover demonstrate," Coren said in an interview, as reported in USA Today."

But before you start wondering if your dog needs a tutor, consider the advice of Dr. Stephen Zawistowski, the ASPCA's executive VP of national programs and a certified applied animal behaviorist.

"If you want a dog that is easy to train and that you can teach 165 commands, you know which types are most appropriate," he says. "But the average person does better with a dumb dog. They're not as much of a challenge. You can take them for a walk in the morning and when you get home from work."

He notes that a highly intelligent dog like a German shepherd, which is trained to work closely with a human on a daily basis, would be bored silly being home alone all day. "That's when you see them chewing up stuff all over the house," he says.

Want to enhance your doggie's IQ? "Make sure the mother has a good diet when she is pregnant, and make sure your dog has a good diet," advises Zawistowski. "And good socialization is important. A dog that appears dumb may just not have learned the socialization skills yet."

Dog trainer Joel Silverman says successful dog training hinges on the owner bonding with the dog first.

"First you have to establish trust," says Silverman, author of "What Color is Your Dog?" and the host of the TV show, "Animal Planet Good Dog U." "You have to develop a great relationship and become their friend. That is key, yet so many dogs are left in humane societies because they weren't trained, or their owners started trying to train before developing a relationship with the dog."

Which dogs aren't such smarties? Russian wolfhounds, Afghan hounds, and greyhounds, Silverman says. "They are sweet but they just aren't that trainable," he admits.

Still, it's never too late to train your dog, Silverman says. "Remember, you can always teach an old dog new tricks," he explains. "So take the time and rejuvenate your relationship with your dog."

This article says ~2 year old, but for some breeds, it can be as high as a six year old.

 

[jtstellar]

so long as some people here aren't pro abortion and at the same time sympathetic to ideas of legislating animal rights, encountered right here on rpf in the past and i suspect many still lurk amongst all the recent abortion debates

 

[Anti Federalist]

I've seen far too many of these threads concerning dogs. As much as I love dogs, it seems we should be far more concerned with the billion other matters that concern everything I've heard you protest time and again. But dogs seems to be on the agenda every day I visit this forum. It's not at the top of my list of concerns.

Well, fine, don't click on the thread.

But you do realize that this, bottom line, has very little to do with dogs, specifically, don't you?

 

[muh_roads]

This makes me so fucking angry. A guy who is only guilty of video recording should have been temporarily set free to put his dog back in the car.

How fucking needless.

 

[chudrockz]

Please, lets not compare dogs to children.

You are right. I actually like dogs alot better than children.

 

[DamianTV]

I've seen far too many of these threads concerning dogs. As much as I love dogs, it seems we should be far more concerned with the billion other matters that concern everything I've heard you protest time and again. But dogs seems to be on the agenda every day I visit this forum. It's not at the top of my list of concerns.

Well, fine, don't click on the thread.

But you do realize that this, bottom line, has very little to do with dogs, specifically, don't you?

+Rep

They do the same thing to HUMANS. Want proof?

BTW, you arent supposed to have the Right to resist an UNLAWFUL arrest. Crime? Resisting arrest, probably. How long until ANY one of us ends up being that lady on the ground with the inside out turned Kneecap? Not long I fear until this DOES happen to every single one of us.

Now dont you just FEEL that much SAFER with all these cops protecting the shit out of us?

(edit: post makes more sense when viewing the context of replies)

 

[SeanTX]

Well, fine, don't click on the thread.

But you do realize that this, bottom line, has very little to do with dogs, specifically, don't you?

I don't know why people can't get that -- it isn't about the dogs themselves (though that part sucks too) -- it's about their owners rights being violated, and them having to live with the pain of losing their animal companions on top of that.

The problem is that too many people just don't have empathy for other peoples' problems that don't affect them directly -- it's so easy to say "it's just a dog" an blow it off.

 

[cindy25]

http://www.christianpost.com/news/d...-of-calif-police-officers-who-shot-dog-99481/

maybe people are finally waking up. now what is needed is a nice big lawsuit where the criminal loses his house and pension. jail would be nice too.

 

[cindy25]

http://www.christianpost.com/news/d...-of-calif-police-officers-who-shot-dog-99481/

maybe people are finally waking up. now what is needed is a nice big lawsuit where the criminal loses his house and pension. jail would be nice too.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I don't know why people can't get that -- it isn't about the dogs themselves (though that part sucks too) -- it's about their owners rights being violated, and them having to live with the pain of losing their animal companions on top of that.

The problem is that too many people just don't have empathy for other peoples' problems that don't affect them directly -- it's so easy to say "it's just a dog" an blow it off.

Because they are still carrying some sort of nationalist baggage I suspect:

"Those brave boys, keeping us all safe, blah blah blah..."