January 2011: Omaha Police Shoot Dog Who Attacked Officer

January, 2011

Omaha, Nebraska

Police were responding to a domestic disturbance call. When they knocked on the door, they were faced with an aggressive Dalmatian. They asked the woman to confine the dog, but she opened the door further.

The dog ran out and bit one of the officers, then attempted to bite another. One officer shot the dog in the hindquarters.

When the bitten officer declined treatment, officers and paramedics were kind enough to bring the Dalmatian out on the stretch and rush her to an emergency veterinarian who described the dog as fear-aggressive. A neighbor who witnessed the attack stated that the Dalmatian's behavior fits the dog, who has a history of reacting aggressively or in fear.

FL: Family suing for '07 shooting of 11-yr-old dog

A Florida family is suing the Broward Sheriff's office for the shooting of their nearly-deaf Dalmatian in 2007. The officer did not knock on the door of the house but went around to the back where the dog barked at her (or a duck, apparently). At that point, the officer drew her gun and shot the dog twice. The dog survived.