Oh man no-Airedales?? Another on the list of dogs you never see the full potential of in the U.S. because the average folks who own 'em never allow them to realize their bred potential. Ten notches above the Dalmatian on the sharp list with horrifying breath and that stinky, oily stank you can't wash off. Known plenty of Airedales and would rather not.

They can be quirky fun sometimes though, like a kid yer glad belongs to someone else.

I don't sleight anyone's preference for doggies unless it's a toy poodle or a a chihuahua fixation, abused to roam the shared space of humans without any manners.

What SHOULD my look be there newt, huh?

I attached a tricycle to my Airedale whan I was a kid. It was a lot of fun untill she saw a cat.

>> ^MarineGunrock:
A preemptive "fuck you" to anyone that says it's a trotting cute little puppy going for adorable little puppy kisses.
"Airedales have a normal 'scissor bite', where the top teeth close over the bottom. Airedales' teeth are the largest among terriers, and can inflict a strong bite. The airdale is not aggressive, but its bite can cause severe injury."
"Airedales have been known to reach great heights in competitive obedience, dog agility, and Schutzhund"
Shutzhund: Training a dog to fuck you up among other things.
"The Airedale is also a reliable and protective family pet. Airedales are exceedingly loyal and strong dogs; there is one story of an Airedale taking down a bear to protect its master"
So no, it's not an innocent looking dog, especially if it's barking as it's charging at you. Have I emphasized that enough? It. Wasn't. Just. Walking. Up. It was running, full speed.
No, he didn't need to shoot the dog, but YES, he had the right to at least react.


We know that's not how its going to go down in court. What will happen is they will use the fact that violated private property laws. He felt he had to react, and now he has to deal with the consequences, that is something that the officer cannot escape.

http://virginiacriminallawyers.vatrafficlaw.com/pages/trespass.html - this is VA law, almost exactly the same as Texes minus the castle doctrine.

Marine as to your first comment i felt compelled to look into private property laws, so that we could see what the case is really about now. If there are no signs that is good for the cop, if there are signs, its worse for the cop. But the uniforms will still have to deal with the dog issue.

A preemptive "fuck you" to anyone that says it's a trotting cute little puppy going for adorable little puppy kisses.

"Airedales have a normal 'scissor bite', where the top teeth close over the bottom. Airedales' teeth are the largest among terriers, and can inflict a strong bite. The airdale is not aggressive, but its bite can cause severe injury."

"Airedales have been known to reach great heights in competitive obedience, dog agility, and Schutzhund"

Shutzhund: Training a dog to fuck you up among other things.

"The Airedale is also a reliable and protective family pet. Airedales are exceedingly loyal and strong dogs; there is one story of an Airedale taking down a bear to protect its master"

So no, it's not an innocent looking dog, especially if it's barking as it's charging at you. Have I emphasized that enough? It. Wasn't. Just. Walking. Up. It was running, full speed.

No, he didn't need to shoot the dog, but YES, he had the right to at least react.

The dog looks like a full grown Airedale, also known as the "King of Terriers." This is not an unfriendly breed as a rule, but still not a dog to mess with (they're used for police work quite frequently.) As much as I love dogs, I don't fault the officer for defending himself.

As far as "kicking" the dog, ya right, that might work on an ankle-biter, but not on a dog of that size and temperament if it's intent on biting you.