Police officer manages to survive dog attack without shooting dog....

[welsh]

Folks may be interested in the following:
http://www.dogingtonpost.com/instead...ampaign=buffer

Of course, this kind of response will not always be possible. But we have to wonder how often a dog is shot out of fears that are simply not justified.

[finsfurfeathers]

Okay so this is a bit of a feel good piece however what if that was the postman or heaven forbid a friend of that little boy showing up for a play date. Hope the owners realize they need to take better precaution with an over protective dog.

[welsh]

Good point. One that escapes mention in the article.

[finsfurfeathers]

Its never a win win situation. Now you got a cop injured taken out of action not able to do his job. Didn't say why he was called however would not be able to serve the public.

[terrierman41]

Its never a win win situation. Now you got a cop injured taken out of action not able to do his job. Didn't say why he was called however would not be able to serve the public.

Why not just look at the bright side of the article? If that cop is taken out of action for a couple cattle dog nips and scrapes the guy needs to man up a bit, lol. Looking at the pic it doesn't look like he'd be incapacitated from his injury.

[trimmer21]

This stuff happens sometimes. It kind of goes with the territory.

[MikePal]

Anyone in a profession that goes into/onto peoples property have learned how to handle s dog situation. It's a feel good story, but it probably happens 100,000 times a day across the country. Every postman knows the dogs on his route and knows how to handle them. The video (below) says 11 postal workers get bite every day.

Not sure what prompted this one to make the news.

Maybe the police should be talking to the the postal carriers for a few tips on how to handle dogs.

[jim]

My postman used to carry dog treats in his pocket. The dogs loved him!!

[rick_iles]

Its never a win win situation. Now you got a cop injured taken out of action not able to do his job. Didn't say why he was called however would not be able to serve the public.

I know an officer that was bitten, resulted in nerve and tendon damage. 4 or 5 months off duty for physio.......this dog wasn't shot !! Its easy to say a dog shouldn't have been shot, but then again a .50 cent round would have prevented thousands of dollars in expenses. Five months of shift coverage overtime is tough on tight budgets. Bottom line is its the owners responsibility to ensure bites don't occur.....period ! I do agree that they should be able to tell the difference between a tail wagging lab, and a snarling shepherd. The closest I ever came was with a so-called mild mannered St. Bernard.

[welsh]

This is true, Rick. How much damage a dog bite will do depends on exactly what gets bit, and there's no way to predict that.

I feel that in some of the examples we see, however, the officer involved is shooting where there is no real threat. Often with pit bulls and probably just because the media narrative on pit bulls teaches us to expect attacks.