I'm in Washington state. Not sure if this post belongs here. Sorry if it's mis-placed.
My neighbor is a state trooper and has a bomb sniffing dog. Yesterday, when he arrived at home, his dog tore out of his car and chased my cat. I was alerted to the sound of my cat banking off my front window. When I opened the front door, I could see the cat under my car, the dog going around the car with the officer chasing the dog and yelling it's name. The dog was wearing it's harness, but there was no leash attached.
I watched but did not interfere. The officer was wearing his sidearm, and I had no idea as to the ferocity of the dog. It is a German Shepard. Eventually, the officer grabs the dog, apologizes and returns home.
When my wife comes outside, I explain what happened and let her know where the cat has run to. She and my 13 year old son go after the cat. Eventually my son finds the cat and it is bleeding from all four paws. My wife drives the car around the block, retrieves the cat, and upon returning is stopped by the officer. She tells the officer "leave me alone, I'm angry and don't want to talk about this now". The officer's response... "I'm the one who's angry here. Your cat should be on a leash or in your yard. It's always in the street when I come and it annoys my dog."
Yes, our CC&R's do specifically mention that cat's aren't allowed to roam freely. And these are detached houses, not condos or townhomes.
I don't want to start anything, but it seems the officer might. It's very difficult to keep the cats inside although we do bring them in every night. Many other neighbors have cats that stay outside always.
What should I be thinking or doing at this point?
Thanks
My neighbor is a state trooper and has a bomb sniffing dog. Yesterday, when he arrived at home, his dog tore out of his car and chased my cat. I was alerted to the sound of my cat banking off my front window. When I opened the front door, I could see the cat under my car, the dog going around the car with the officer chasing the dog and yelling it's name. The dog was wearing it's harness, but there was no leash attached.
I watched but did not interfere. The officer was wearing his sidearm, and I had no idea as to the ferocity of the dog. It is a German Shepard. Eventually, the officer grabs the dog, apologizes and returns home.
When my wife comes outside, I explain what happened and let her know where the cat has run to. She and my 13 year old son go after the cat. Eventually my son finds the cat and it is bleeding from all four paws. My wife drives the car around the block, retrieves the cat, and upon returning is stopped by the officer. She tells the officer "leave me alone, I'm angry and don't want to talk about this now". The officer's response... "I'm the one who's angry here. Your cat should be on a leash or in your yard. It's always in the street when I come and it annoys my dog."
Yes, our CC&R's do specifically mention that cat's aren't allowed to roam freely. And these are detached houses, not condos or townhomes.
I don't want to start anything, but it seems the officer might. It's very difficult to keep the cats inside although we do bring them in every night. Many other neighbors have cats that stay outside always.
What should I be thinking or doing at this point?
Thanks
