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30. There's a world of difference between being a pet and a police dog.

Sun Sep 2, 2018, 12:06 PM

Sep 2018

I actually support dogs doing rescue work, even though that has its hazards as well.

My problem with police work is that it is inherently aggressive in nature, which results in aggressive dogs.
Ultimately, training a dog to be aggressive is EXTREMELY hazardous to the dog. That crosses a moral line for me.

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Ohio police officer attacked by K9 partner, shoots dog [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2018 OP

Rough! FSogol Sep 2018 #1

I hope they do a full autopsy on the dog... WePurrsevere Sep 2018 #2

Nope. Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #13

Genetics is a reason too. Whatever the reason is they should try to find it. nt WePurrsevere Sep 2018 #16

This clearly isn't normal. LisaL Sep 2018 #17

This is VERY normal Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #18

Please define "fuck up." Nitram Sep 2018 #19

Mals like to bite shit. Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #20

Sounds like operator error, then. Like flying a fighter jet, not much room for error. Nitram Sep 2018 #21

Watch around 48 seconds in, you will see a guy "fuck up" Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #22

The cop in the OP required surgery and the dog had to be shot in order for it to stop biting. LisaL Sep 2018 #24

Why do people who don't know anything about these things Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #25

Again, this is the first time a CPD cop had to shoot his K9. LisaL Sep 2018 #27

This incident seems... SkyDaddy7 Sep 2018 #36

An individual department only has a very small number of dogs. A handful at most. Calista241 Sep 2018 #40

Per the police department, an attack like this is unheard of. LisaL Sep 2018 #44

Totally agree with you, Drahthaardogs Bayard Sep 2018 #31

Thanks for your information. MicaelS Sep 2018 #43

Why do you keep saying it's a normal occurrence when LisaL Sep 2018 #45

Because handler aggressive dogs aren't uncommon Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #46

The police in the K9 unit say what happened here is very unusual. LisaL Sep 2018 #47

Okay Lisa Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #48

Did I say there are no handler aggressive dogs? LisaL Sep 2018 #49

Did it ever occurred to you that just maybe this was an intact male Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #50

Well, I have no idea what the dog was thinking. LisaL Sep 2018 #51

And how many dogs do you suppose the K9 handlers have trained? Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #52

Man, you really taking this personal. ret5hd Sep 2018 #53

Do you know how frustrating it is to have a person Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #54

No. Never once in my life. ret5hd Sep 2018 #55

Sounds like the dog should have been named Cujo. LisaL Sep 2018 #3

I don't think the police should use dogs. Mosby Sep 2018 #4

Agree. The dogs will never be able to completely understand the subtleties of police work. Coventina Sep 2018 #28

They can't give informed consent to anything, I presume. LisaL Sep 2018 #29

There's a world of difference between being a pet and a police dog. Coventina Sep 2018 #30

They are BRED to be aggressive Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #33

And I consider that to be cruel to the dogs. Coventina Sep 2018 #37

Dogs did evolve from wolves. LisaL Sep 2018 #38

Wolves are not vicious. They hunt, yes, but they do not attack each other "for no reason" Coventina Sep 2018 #39

If you consider the Alpha female's tyrannical rule over the rest of the pack as Calista241 Sep 2018 #41

What, exactly, are you trying to prove? My point was that canines Coventina Sep 2018 #42

relative was K-9 officer KT2000 Sep 2018 #5

Aww poor doggie... xor Sep 2018 #6

Damn this is tragic. I had a retired LEO friend who took his dog with him ... CaptainTruth Sep 2018 #7

Similar situation recently in Champaign, IL. Police dog attacked his handler. Midnight Writer Sep 2018 #8

This is what they are fashioned for RainCaster Sep 2018 #10

Schutzhund dogs are "sport dogs" Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #15

Poor dog txliberal2016 Sep 2018 #9

Malinois breeds are one of the toughest dogs to train ansible Sep 2018 #11

They train these dogs to be aggressive, now shoot them when they do it? kaotikross Sep 2018 #12

Dog bites that require surgery isn't playing. LisaL Sep 2018 #14

COP MURDERS PARTNER ROB-ROX Sep 2018 #23

You are wrong. Drahthaardogs Sep 2018 #26

So many dog experts here. Oneironaut Sep 2018 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Sep 2018 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author Midnight Writer Sep 2018 #35