Police shoot 2 Boxers in San Mateo, CA

[Lady's Human]

Tase the dog, and then wonder why it's pissed?

Incredible.

How about tase the officer and see how he feels?

[Taz_Zoee]

Tase the dog, and then wonder why it's pissed?

Incredible.

How about tase the officer and see how he feels?

Exactly! Thank you!!

[happylabs]

It's a tough call. If the dogs were overpowering a child what were they to do?
This is why dogs are supposed to be under control of their owners. Boxers are big dogs.

Just curious, what do you think the police officer should have done if the dogs were out of control?

[Lady's Human]

Subduing them with tasers obviously wasn't the answer.....

Boxers aren't that big, really, and the "attack" on the child was pst tense. It sounds like the officers had cornered the dogs and then tased them. There are no mention of any injuries to anyone other than the dogs.

That being said, the same non-lethal force used to apprehend criminals (net rounds for shotguns) would have worked perfectly well.

[lizbud]

Boxers aren't that big, really,

They might not be the biggest dog in size, but they are incredibly strong.
They are all muscle. My Bro had a female (Lady) and it took a lot of strength
to calm her down when she was over excited. She was a very sweet dog.

[happylabs]

They might not be the biggest dog in size, but they are incredibly strong.
They are all muscle. My Bro had a female (Lady) and it took a lot of strength
to calm her down when she was over excited. She was a very sweet dog.

Medium build dogs, very powerful and muscular.

[Lady's Human]

I'd be more worried about a St. Bernard than a boxer. Appearance can be deceiving.

Cops overreacted, which is normal in a situation they're not trained to handle. That's why there are animal control officers.

I'd have to think that after being tased a squirrel would look vicious.