Pet Lab dies after kick

Probably 30 seconds longer, being attached to the leash and the dog would still be alive. If it had been anybody else other than a cop it wouldn?t even made the news.

I see this happen everyday, with both dogs on leashes. Some dog owners with the retractable leashes seem to think it?s to much effort to suck back 15 feet of leash when their meeting other people out for a walk. And when their both on the same path, those dogs might as well be off leash when they have 20 feet of loose line to play with.

I don't walk my dogs off leash, they are obeidient but they love other dogs so much that a recall command is not always obeyed (were working on it witht he younger one, the older one is fine).
Still, I have a hard time believing that this officer had to protect his dog from a Retreiver, they are some of the gentelest and loving breeds out there.
We will have to wait and see what the investigation brings up, I'm betting the cop will be found NOT at fault.

I understand that the one dog was off a lead, but i'm not sure as to why it needed to kicked?

We took our dog to advanced obedience training and she's always on a lead, but i'm not about to kick another dog UNLESS it is clear that either my dog or my life is in jeopardy. Maybe the cop overreacted - just because you own a dog doesn't mean you understand their behavior.

Actually it was a Lab Choban but youre right, Ive had two of them and they are EXCACTLY that, along with being (what Ive found) the most loyal.

Course when mine were "off" they best words to describe em would be "big and dumb and all tongue"

True, my younger dog is a black lab-rotti cross and friendly as hell, stupid when free though she's getting better

Thats why I was wondering if the officers dog had been checked for wounds - Labs may be friendly but they got a bit of a bite - IF his dog WAS attacked to the point where he felt he needed to use that kind of force then one would think there would be some kind of marks

And this is where I will reserve judgement until we find out if his dog was actually attacked. I have owned 2 purebred labs and one lab cross and the only time any of them ever bit at another dog was when some morons off leash dog thought it would attack mine.

I wouldn't put my hands into the middle of a dog fight, but my boot would be ready to go.

A question about Black Labs, I was under the impression that they were basically a non barking dog. I just got new neighbours, and their's barks at anything and any sound. When I take the garbage out that thing is on it's hind legs up against the gate having a spazz attack. Maybe he just needs time to get settled into a new routine.

Labs do seem to be known for their appetite. Will eat almost anything and keep eating until they make themselves sick.

Maybe it was hungry and just wanted to eat the other dog!

Thats why I was wondering if the officers dog had been checked for wounds - Labs may be friendly but they got a bit of a bite - IF his dog WAS attacked to the point where he felt he needed to use that kind of force then one would think there would be some kind of marks

ANY dog can bite - depending upon the breed, upbringing and genetics - but so many people possess such little understanding of animal behavior, maybe they misinterpreted an action?

Could be - big dog/little dog.... a little butt sniffing and all of a sudden an owner gets anxious

My last dog was often "misinterpreted"

She was a Malamute and was often mistaken for a Wolf

More than once when we were walking down by the River (an off leash area) kids would run away screaming "WOLF". Id then hook her back onto her harness and take her up to the kids, let them pet her and explain that she wasnt, in fact, a Wolf but just a big hairy dog tryin to eat me out of house and home

Yeah...i'm always careful of dogs - out of respect - and i'm the first to communicate with an owner as to whether i can pat their dog because sometimes a cute, well-mannered dog can still become dangerous in a split second.

And let's be honest - some owners are the bigger problems, not the dogs

Just a sad situation over all. I'm sure the officer had his reasons for defending his own dog but was it necessary to kick the other dog hard enough to kill him? Poor decision making on both dog owners behalf.