As a reliable method of dealing with out of control police dogs, I suggest an Irish Wolfhound.
A wolfhound was at a county fair, laying on the grass with the child of the family when some German Shepherd K-9 dogs were walked past by their officer handlers.
One of the K-9 dogs snarled at the wolfie. Wolfie then assumed their existence was a threat to the child and went from warm, furry, ambulatory rug to “Kill the Bad Wolves” mode. Before anyone could react, three dogs were down and dying, and the 4th had to be euthanized.
Fortunately, the officers were wise enough not to try to shoot.
Then, the wolfie went back over to the child.
Problem solved.
Turns out there was a reason such dogs were so highly valued in antiquity.
Had a big black lab do about the same to a pit bull. The pit was seen as a threat to the little ones in the kiddie pool and there goes Boozer out of the pool all over that pit. It was quick , the pit had a chunk out of his back as he retreated to the brush. Boozer climbed back in the kiddie pool.
Thanks. I might have a look at a wolfhound sometime, when we’re way down in the city. They seem to be magnificent according to information about them around the Net.
We have malamute-Swiss-Belgian-shepherd mixes, because most other dogs won’t protect livestock, haul little loads of tools, feed or materials (over the high, hardened snowdrifts here) and withstand the extreme cold (most of the year) well enough.
There’s no personal concern around my remote place about police attack dogs or pit bulls. The police are our friends and neighbors (dogs only for sniffing out bad stuff), and pit bulls wouldn’t last long (extreme cold, bullets for defending livestock). But I’ve lived in cities before and remember the environments full of irritations and harassments from rude, crude characters and incompetent municipals. ...hoping that you all make it through the possible times to come alright.
...grew up down on the Gulf, too, way back when. ...too hot, flat and crowded for me, but most of the people were great.