Seven months old is indeed a puppy and from the pictures he is indeed little.
Face it, the cowardly cop shot a little dog.
I bet a full grown Golden Retriever would have him soiling his diaper.
I did not say anything defending the cop.
I DID say the article is biasing people.
7 mos is “technically” a puppy for any given breed, but a German Shepherd is basically full size at that point. How much more a mini Bull Terrier of 30 lbs. By headlines, you’d think a cute little uncoordinated 2 mos 8 lb baby.
This is like the reports about “a child” when the kid is a teenager of 16 years. Only use “child” when you want to elicit sympathy; “kid” when it doesn’t matter.
The cop was wrong, but it’s still blatant influence-peddling.
Full grown, they’re 14” [or *under*] and weight 20-35 pounds.
That’s barely even a real dog.
Cops are cowards.