Police Shoot Dog In Act

[cannibalgoldfish]

“This is a great area. Most people have little ‘pookie’ dogs. I don’t know where that dog came from.”

What's a "pookie" dog? Do they mean lil fluffies?

[Tralee]

Very dangerous attitude when people think: 'Always someone else's dog, Not my dog'.

[trinabean]

"This is a great area. Most people have little 'pookie' dogs. I don't know where that dog came from."

What's a "pookie" dog? Do they mean lil fluffies?

Not sure either, but I assumed that's what they meant.

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

or the slippery slide , or monkey bars ;)

wouldn't keep you safe from being pocket raided by my Kleenex thief. She can climb monkey bars and slippery dips. A previous dog could climb trees too.

[Are You Serious Jo]

Very dangerous attitude when people think: 'Always someone else's dog, Not my dog'.

Which is why most of us here keep our dogs safely contained, because we know what they are capable of.

[j]

Ms Flanery said staff had also assessed the dog, which does not have a history with domestic animal services, as well as its enclosure.

“We’ve done a fence inspection and there are some areas where we’ve asked the owner to improve the safety of the fence,” she said

Its a bit late trying to close the gate after the bull/dog has bolted.

Council should have checked the fences as soon as the dog was registered.

One day Councils will do the job they're paid for.

You're assuming the dog is registered. "Does not have a history with domestic animal services" could mean exactly that. It's not known to DAS because it isn't registered, rather than it isn't known to DAS because it has never attacked anyone before.

[WreckitWhippet]

The police officer needed to be a better shot

[Tralee]

Ms Flanery said staff had also assessed the dog, which does not have a history with domestic animal services, as well as its enclosure.

“We’ve done a fence inspection and there are some areas where we’ve asked the owner to improve the safety of the fence,” she said

Its a bit late trying to close the gate after the bull/dog has bolted.

Council should have checked the fences as soon as the dog was registered.

One day Councils will do the job they're paid for.

You're assuming the dog is registered. "Does not have a history with domestic animal services" could mean exactly that. It's not known to DAS because it isn't registered, rather than it isn't known to DAS because it has never attacked anyone before.

Seriously, you're kidding. Right??

[Are You Serious Jo]

Ms Flanery said staff had also assessed the dog, which does not have a history with domestic animal services, as well as its enclosure.

“We’ve done a fence inspection and there are some areas where we’ve asked the owner to improve the safety of the fence,” she said

Its a bit late trying to close the gate after the bull/dog has bolted.

Council should have checked the fences as soon as the dog was registered.

One day Councils will do the job they're paid for.

You're assuming the dog is registered. "Does not have a history with domestic animal services" could mean exactly that. It's not known to DAS because it isn't registered, rather than it isn't known to DAS because it has never attacked anyone before.

Seriously, you're kidding. Right??

What is wrong with what j wrote, sounds entirely possible.

[Jed]

Maybe the police offcers should have confronted and bitten the dog rather than shoot at it, apparently like to like is acceptable rather than force in the other thread

And the people being attacked harden up, grow some balls. Right Jed?

Absolutely - if they had been real people, they would have bashed the dog to death with their handbags, chewed on its legs with a cuppa, and cut the hide off to resole their shoes.

Maybe time for you to appreciate that people can have differing opinions to you, and you should to respect and appreciate them, rather than appearing very juvenile and immature. :)

I can remember when some on here had your attitude towards pitbulls.

[Alison03]

I'm sure I know how this one goes according to the owner, first time he has ever escaped and would never hurt a fly.

Yep. Different faces, different places, same shiet.

yep, well said Reverend Jo and Rocketeer

I was told the dogs that attacked me were "lovely dogs, very friendly, they've never done anything like this before (implying me or my dog provoked them), the owners have guinea pigs (comparing my Shihtzu to a guinea pig) and they've never hurt them"

Yep same shite different day.

[Alison03]

Follow up report:

Police are yet to lay any charges over a vicious dog attack in Canberra's north that left three people injured.

Officers were forced to shoot the “highly aggressive” dog, which survived and was recovering at home after surgery on Wednesday.

A woman was bailed up by the tan dog, believed to be a mastiff cross ridgeback, while in a dog park on Tuesday evening in Dunlop.

A man who went to the woman's aid was bitten, as was a 17-year-old boy who had his clothing ripped as the dog tried to bite him.

Advertisement Acting Belconnen Station Sergeant Carolyn Uhe said police received three separate reports on the attacks before arriving on the scene shortly before 6pm.

She said an officer had lured the animal away from nearby members of the public before firing three shots.

“The dog was highly aggressive and actually confronted police,” she said.

“As a result, unfortunately the dog was shot by police.”

Sergeant Uhe said other options such as capsicum spray were considered by the officer before he discharged his weapon, but she said it was an appropriate response that did not risk any nearby members of the public.

“There was no risk at all,” she said.

“They were well away. The angle of the discharge was only two metres or so.”

Police have spoken with the owner, who cannot explain how the dog escaped the nearby backyard, and Territory and Municipal Services have taken over the investigation.

Director of city services Fleur Flanery said domestic animal services were working with the police, but they could not yet confirm if the animal would be destroyed.

“It’s not appropriate at the moment to take that dog,” she said.

Ms Flanery said staff had also assessed the dog, which does not have a history with domestic animal services, as well as its enclosure.

“We’ve done a fence inspection and there are some areas where we’ve asked the owner to improve the safety of the fence,” she said.

Ms Flanery said there were a range of infringements that could be issued in a similar situation, but nothing could be confirmed until the investigation was final. No expected date for its finalisation could be provided.

The incident has shocked Dunlop residents, one of which described the area as home to many young families.

“It’s certainly a one-off,” he said.

“This is a great area. Most people have little ‘pookie’ dogs. I don’t know where that dog came from.”

Another man told Fairfax Media he didn’t even hear any gunshots, despite being at home at the time of the incident.

An ACT Policing spokeswoman said the last incident involving such attacks was in 2010, when authorities were forced to destroy two dogs after a series of attacks.

The dog should have been PTS immediately, next time it mysteriously escapes it could attack a child. Might is right as usual.

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

The owner is obviously clueless if their fence needs improving, can't believe they've left the dog there, it places everyone at risk.

[j]

Ms Flanery said staff had also assessed the dog, which does not have a history with domestic animal services, as well as its enclosure.

“We’ve done a fence inspection and there are some areas where we’ve asked the owner to improve the safety of the fence,” she said

Its a bit late trying to close the gate after the bull/dog has bolted.

Council should have checked the fences as soon as the dog was registered.

One day Councils will do the job they're paid for.

You're assuming the dog is registered. "Does not have a history with domestic animal services" could mean exactly that. It's not known to DAS because it isn't registered, rather than it isn't known to DAS because it has never attacked anyone before.

Seriously, you're kidding. Right??

Why would I be kidding? I've read the same sentence you have and have interpreted it a different way to you. Surprisingly enough, many people don't bother to register their dogs. If they are well behaved dogs that don't come to notice for any reason, why would DAS even know that the dog exists? Until such time as it does come to their attention for some misdemeanour, it doesn't have a history with them.

[Salukifan]

Just on the news now: DAS has issued a Dangerous Dog declaration.

[Alison03]

Just on the news now: DAS has issued a Dangerous Dog declaration.

That's means the dog has to be kept in a prescribed enclosure doesn't it and if it gets out again it's PTS?

[sandgrubber]

The police deserve commendation. You need to remember they tend to get 'bitten' by public reaction when they shoot an animal.

Although odds are good that the owner was irresponsible, and the dog was obviously a hazard, we don't know.

The police pushed this into a process of law, and that's what should happen.

[Alison03]

The police deserve commendation. You need to remember they tend to get 'bitten' by public reaction when they shoot an animal.

Although odds are good that the owner was irresponsible, and the dog was obviously a hazard, we don't know.

The police pushed this into a process of law, and that's what should happen.

The police do a tough job at the best of times, they have to stop situations getting worse any way they can, if someone's dog is going on a rampage and gets shot, the dog owners only have themselves to blame. I've been told in some instances pepper spray meant for humans does not work very well on dogs, in which case it's shoot or get bitten for the police on the spot.

[tdierikx]

I can vouch for 2 dogs that pepper spray doesn't work on... mine... *grrr*

T.

[Alison03]

I can vouch for 2 dogs that pepper spray doesn't work on... mine... *grrr*

T.

That's what I've heard it doesn't work on all dogs, there is some canine pepper spray they have in the US but it's illegal here.