Dog Shot in Town?

I find it frightening that you would say that the dog/dogs are "Not a threat"
I have BEEN charged by the dogs.My pet has BEEN charged by the dog.
In Waynes defense, I have seen him call them and 90% of the time they obeyed his command.
but...and this is a significant detail...THESE ARE FRIGGIN PIT BULLS...don't you read the newpapers? They eat babies and little old ladies for Christ's sake.
And what the hell were they doing running loose if the owner wan't home???
That makes me genuinely question the judgement of the owner,and frankly his ability to control them at all.
Thank God the only thing hurt WAS a dog, and not one of the many precious children who call this neighborhood home.

They eat babies and old ladies WTF?? Do you hear yourself. You are the fuel that feeds the ignorant perceptions of these animals. EVERY dog is unpredictable even your beagle you B*. You people make me sick all of you . Grow some F-ing balls!!! If you have a problem speak up. The FACT, not the bullshit you wanna make up or the shit your neighbors tell you or what that trigger happy wanna be ffx county cop ( Brian V. Smith ) tells you all. The FACT is Zuess has NEVER harmed anyone not Brian, none of the children in the nieghborhood......NO ONE. And it would probably help you to get your facts straight you dumbass. Again , you state in you ignorant blog "why the hell were the dog / dogs running loose when no one was home. We stupid if you knew what the hell you were talking about you would know that Zuess got out of the back gate and someone was home and trigger happy F-ing Brian couldn't walk ten steps across the street to an open door and knock to let someone know there dog was out. It probably mad him feel more like a man to shoot a dog that was growling at him after he punched him in the head and yelled at him. Ohh.... your stupid a* probably didn't know that either. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHTS BEFORE YOUR COWARD A*S WRITE A BUNCH OF BULL* YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT!!!!!!! OH BUT YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT BRIAN PROBABLY THINKS HE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION........YEAH THAT'S WHY FOUR DAYS LATER HE PUTS A LOCK BOX ON HIS DOOR?????? You mention you thank god all that was hurt was a dog.... You are a sick f*k!!!!!Everyone values there "pets" as you call them in diff ways. God its a good think your opinion means s*t!!!! Do us all a favor and don't reproduce anymore. One of you is more than enough.

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I find it revealing that you would automatically assume that I am a resident who owns a beagle. I don't. But the very fact that you claim that is who I am indicates to me that you have actually SEEN the dog charge the beagle. I guess that makes TWO instances of the mutt acting like it wanted to attack unprovoked.
nope...not a beagle here-and don't worry, I am not going to tell you what kind of dog I have. I think you are just nuts enough to do something irrational.

you need to take some prozac.
nothing i stated isnt true.
the dogs are ( or were) ALWAYS running loose.
and read the news.
oh-and also explain what this means:
"We stupid if you knew what the hell you were talking about you would know that Zuess got out of the back gate and someone was home "
I have to agree..you stupid
and this:
"God its a good think your opinion means s*t!!!!"
yes,its a good think

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HAHAHAHAHA your such a stupid a*s. You dont know what your talking about. You dont know s*t. Read the news?!?! IT WAS NEVER IN THE NEWS!! DUMBA*SS!

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ok bozo...( see I can refer to you as a moron without swearing!}....Lets see-How about the elderly lady in Spotsylvania county who was killed....or wait...try googling this "Pit Bull Attacks Virginia"....if you don't know what google is or how to do it, try getting one of your family members who has all of their chromosomes intact.Maybe they can help!

I am actually the owner of the dogs' girlfriend and just to clear this up Zues is only a third pittbull he is a mutt mixed with black lab, german shepard and pittbull. We got zues in florida when he was only 6 weeks old and never once has he shown a "pittbull mentality". I own a 10 pound yorkie that's more ferocious than him. He is like a child to us and for someone to shoot him was wrong on so many levels. Words can not describe how painful it is to see your dog in puddles of blood and not knowing if he's going to survive. All i can say is thank goodness he did.

"Haymarket Police Officers" didn't respond immediately - only Kenworthy.

"Visiting Fairfax Officer" - he lives there.

If you were outside when it happened, how come you have to recieve information from another neighbor?

That dog has been aggressive more than once. Both Wayne (dog's owner) and his sister know that. They should have never let that dog (or any dog) run loose in such a tight neighborhood. Leash laws do exist (as do poop & scoop laws).

What did the Haymarket Police Officers do so well? Take a report? Not charge the Ffx officer (since he was prtecting himself)?

There were no children outside (I thought you were outside) in the immediate area. Two shots to stop a charging pit bull isn't out of the question. Fairfax carries 9mm pistols. Effective, but often requiring more than one shot to be lethal or to stop an attack.

Dogs growl - it's a fact. Pit bulls often have a reputaion for being friendly dogs 98% of the time - but can swtich to aggressive in an instant. It's what they were bred for and it is an inherent instinct.

Kudos to the Ffx officer who handled the situation responsibly.

I think it is so funny how some people on here act as judge and jury.

As I stated in my post, I WAS outside when the shots were fired. Did I ever say I "saw" the actual shooting? No. I live right around the corner and was outside with numerous neighbors watching our kids play when we all heard the gun go off. It was then that I asked our neighbor who lives a few houses down from the dog owner exactly what happened. I also stated that the comments I got from him were not to be taken as "FACT" because I was not an actual witness. So please do not make it sound like I was trying to create an untrue version. I was simply trying to correct the original post of a dog being shot in Greenhill Crossing when it was, in fact, Longstreet Commons.

Also, when I stated the Haymarke PD reacted immediately, it was not to suggest the whole darn department showed up. So, regardless of what officers responded...the point is they were there and it was appreciated.

The dog itself has never been a threat to me. I owned a pit bull most of my life so maybe I am just not as intimidated by them as most. I do not fault the officer for protecting himself. I am sure that he is well trained with a weapon and obviously felt threatened. I just wish it had not taken two shots to get the dog to retreat. Obviously my first concern was for our children playing in the community. Like I said earlier, I WAS outside and the WERE children playing in the immediate area....mine for one.

I too give kudos to the officer. I am glad he is ok and I am glad the dog was not killed. It is a sad incident all around.

What's even sadder is how some people on this board feel the need to be so rude to each other when responding to posts. Simmer down people!! It's just Haymarket! :-)

Sorry - didn't mean to jump.

You may have played with the dog while the owner was there. The animal had broken out of the yard and had chased sown some of the children who were playing out in the beautiful weather.

The "visiting police officer" as you put it is a resident of the community, and was justified in putting two rounds in the dog. I think it was a good thing that it was an officer who had the self control to look at the surroundings before he shot, and not some yahoo that was packing a gun, because it is their second ammendment right. I have visited that community to hang out with friends and the owners like to let the dog run loose from what I have heard. Although no one was hurt this time, there is always next time for that dog to get ahold of someone.

Also from the looks of the investigation, there was yellow tape everywhere

And from what I had heard from the residents of the community, there were the person who shot the dog and the haymarket police department present when the shots were fired. But where in the world was Animal Control Officers during this?

But on the other hand, I am not familiar with the owner, and I think I speak for everybody here that our hearts go out to them in this time of dispair and hope the dog is better.

They only come into the private community when called in by a resident. They don't patrol on a random basis.

I find it disturbing that the Town police can not handle a incident like this. They are the police correct? why must Prince William County have to step in and do their job. No matterif it involved a animal complaint or not, this is a minor incident in the scheme of things.If all they are there for is to catch speeders we should get rid of the police department and hire Prince William officers to work traffic in town, it would be far cheaper.
If this is due to some protocol about who handles what I would like to know what the town police are there to do .

What is wrong with all of you guys?
I am sure the Haymarket PD did not ask for Prince William to show up.They have that new system in their cars right now which allows Haymarket to communicate with Prince William County .
So I am sure that when the call went out it reached PWC automaticly.
And this all was written in the last Haymarket News Letter !

PWCPD handles all major calls inside the town. Any shootings, bank robberies, murders, etc. they handle because the town cops dont have the training nor the experience to handle those types of calls.

That is fine but when they were there at the scene of the dog why did Prince William have to send thier police to handle the situation when Haymarket Police were allready there? I understand the animal control officers being sent, but why pull police officers from the county? Just curious as to why they do that.

Please don't take this in a rude or condescending manner but...why does it matter so much? Are any of us police officers? Do we know what the protocall is on such incidents? I'm just wondering what all the hub-bub is over PWC officers being there. I mean, Haymarket is PWC after all. Just a question :-)

True...what does it matter?