Police shoot 2 Boxers in San Mateo, CA

[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.

[DriftyAlison0]

I can see where that would happen. If you were the police officers, and saw two dogs that you didn't know and you thought that they were going to harm you or others, you would probably end up doing the same thing. I agree, the police officers needs to be trained on how to deal with dogs, and have something other then bullets and tasers to control a dog, train them on nets and/or a rabies pole. Perhaps if the officers could carry a pamphlet on dog behavior, less cases like this will pop up.

My condolences to the family and my thoughts and prayers are with them.