Officers from the Horsham Police department used a stun gun to subdue a dog that acted aggressively toward police and neighbors after crashing through a window.
In stark contrast to the spate of recent fatal dog shootings by police, the unnamed Horsham officers used their training and kept their heads when dealing with the out of control animal. The officers’ actions should be an example to police officers like the one in Danville, Virginia who killed an elderly 12-pound mini-dachshund for barking at his ankles last month.
Maybe the members of the New York Police Department who shot up each other and a civilian Wednesday night in their zeal to exterminate a pit bull should head down to Horsham for training.
In Horsham, the owner was cited and faces a fine, and the mixed-breed German Shepherd is still alive.
An investigation revealed the dog climbed furniture inside its home on Cedarbrook Drive and then crashed through a rear window of the residence around 2:30 p.m. Monday, police said.
A report of a dangerous dog on the loose brought a Horsham officer to the scene. When he arrived, the dog charged him, barking.
The officer retreated into his patrol car for safety, authorities said.
The dog then went after a woman who had come out of her house. The woman scrambled to her vehicle for safety, police said. Another neighbor ran back inside her residence when confronted by the dog, police said.
More officers arrived, and the dog continued acting out.
Police blasted the dog with a Taser, a stun gun that emits electric shocks.
Officers then used a dog control “stick” – a pole with a loop at the end – to further subdue the pooch.
[Owner Janice] Livshits soon arrived and was able to control the dog and get it back inside her residence, police said.
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