I know, firsthand of two dog shootings by cops:
In one case, the RCMPs entered the wrong house on a raid in the Toronto area, and were met by the resident (protection trained) Rottweiler...They hit him 5 times with 9mm, at point blank range, before he went down. And he did SERIOUS damage to 4 of the cops before he expired.
Another was a drug raid in Cook County Illinois (Chicago area, though I don't recall exacly where). Cops were serving a no-knock drug warrant. They entered an apartment, only to be confronted by 2 Pit Bulls. Dogs went for the cops, and the female was hit 4 times by 9mm, was finally dispatched by a load of 00 buck, literally at the end of the shotgun barrel.
Yeah, dogs are TOUGH to kill (and move REALLY fast), which is why I chuckle at all the people on the boards that wanna shoot "aggressive dogs". There's a good chance you'll just make 'em pi$$ed-off, and them you've got a REAL fight on your hands.
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