KVUE News – Austin police officer’s duties for his own safety after he kills pet dog

KVUE News Austin contacted us yesterday to ask us some questions about aggression and the Austin Police Department policy on dealing with aggressive animals. I also suggested they contact the animal behaviorist Lauren Hays M.S., CAAB at Austin Canine Consulting to get a second view from a dog behaviorist.

There is still a lot of buzz regarding the tragic story of the officer shooting the dog. Lauren and I agree that we hope some good can come from it in the form of at least reviewing and updating policies, training and procedures. However, it is unfortunate the police are receiving threats. Again, it is terrible, but violence won’t solve it and can change nothing, but reasonable minds might be able to help prevent something like this from happening again.