Guess what, if your dog is not on a leash, and your town has a leash law that says dogs must be on a leash at all times.

Then a police officer can shoot your dog without cause, if he considers it a threat to anyone on your property or not, or if he considers it to be interfering with the performance of his duty.

Further if your dog bares it's teeth or growls while barking, at any person, any civilian can legally consider your dog a threat and take what ever action he or she deems necessary to defend themselves whether or not it is on a leash.

Your Dog may be a sweat little puppy, but many people have a fear of dogs, on a leash or not. They do not know what a wonderful animal you have, and legally they don't have to wait for you to expain it to them, or take the risk of serious injury to themselves, they only have to demonstrate they are afraid and took action to protect themselves, from you and your dog. Because you are liable for what ever your dog does.

And if your Dog in anyway threatens someone by barking or lunging, or growling them, it may be considered an assualt.
Further their are outlawed breeds, and if your dog is an outlawed breed it may be detained and destroyed, and you have no recourse under the law.

Usually Wolf Dog breeds are banned, and some cities ban Pit Bulls. Further large aggressive Dogs represent a serious liability to their owners, because they are considered dangerous to humans, irregardless of temperment.


If you call the police, to your residence, then they have probably cause, to do what ever it takes to investigate that call. Since legally you have waived your rights, requiring a search warrant. They can search you house, test you for drugs, examine your vehicles to make sure they are up to date, ask for your ID, to run for outstanding Warrants, traffic citations. And if you do not cooperate 100%, in their judgement you can be detained.

I had a friend once, who was taking a shower. While she was in the shower two Seventh day adventists, opened her front door and came in to Deliver a Watchtower Magazine, without being invighted, since obviously no one let them in. Her large an beautiful German Sheppared began barking and growling at them, so they used her phone, to call the police. When my friend got out of the shower to find out what was going on the police, came took the dog away and had it destroyed. The Seventh Day Adventists later sued her.

All legal under City ordinance, dogs must be on a leash or controlled at all times, particularly large and what could be considered potentially dangerous animals.