The report is possibly not relevant to something that happened after the officer's arrival. A couple of years ago, one of my daughters lost two dogs at the same dog attack from a neighbors pit bull, who had come onto her property to attack the dogs. My daughter had a gun but it was in the house, locked up and unloaded. She tried hitting and kicking the dog, but that was useless.DAYTON — The owner of a dog shot in the leg by a neighbor Saturday afternoon was cited for the dog getting loose.
A woman called police around 1:45 p.m. and said three or four shots were fired at her dog, which she described to dispatchers as a “non-aggressive pit bull,” according to a Dayton police report.
When police responded to a home in the 400 block of Red Haw Drive, they found the family’s pit bull-American bulldog mix named Tank was shot in one of his right legs, with the bullet going all the way through.
The officers’ assessment of Tank coincided with the owner’s description of the dog’s demeanor.
"Tank was wagging his tail and was extremely friendly," an officer noted in the report. "While we were outside with Tank a neighboring cat came over. Tank did not chase or bark at the cat."
She went inside the house to get a knife, but by that time the dog was done and went back to it's owners property. Animal control was called, and when they came out the pit bull was the friendliest dog you'd ever seen (when the owner was standing next to it). No one ever saw or heard of it ever killing any cats or any other animals either, just other dogs.
A resident two doors down who shot Tank had a valid CCW permit. He told police the dog came into his yard and that he feared it would attack him or his two poodles. He said he fired two shots from about 5 feet away, and that the dog then ran away, the report stated.
The neighbor told police the dog was vicious because he believed it to be the offspring of a dog that two years ago killed his dog.