Bubba was the Mayor of the neighborhood and roamed/protected 4 or 5 households without restraint.
We have unfenced gardens, thanks to Bubba (no deer)
Monkey is almost a spittin' image of Bubba
It broke our hearts, but we know Bubba would chase loud exhaust noise (bikes and other glass-packed type motor vehicles)
Cops should know if they're going through private property, there may likely be a protective dog big enough to scare you and you don't shoot the dog doin' his job!
Cops in these settings should be trained to have pepper spray out and at the ready, not go for your gun.
Fire the cop and charge him with unlawful death ... it was bad judgement on his part and piss poor training on the part of the department.
I’m so sorry for the loss of your lab, Bubba. They are beautiful dogs.
About ten years ago, Robert DeNiro was filming in my small NJ town. It was evening and I had to walk my black lab. When he saw the lights and commotion, he broke free and ran into a filmed scene (DeNiro was nowhere around). I was totally embarrassed but the film crew was very nice. They said that it happened all the time and they were prepared to reshoot.
Now, if these movie people were so calm, cool and collected, why couldn’t the cops be the same way?!
My heart aches for your loss.