1.0Orvis Newshttps://news.orvis.comPhil Monahanhttps://news.orvis.com/author/monahanprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vpsx8kPIRT"><a href="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/colorado-bill-to-train-police-to-deal-with-dogs">Colorado Bill Seeks to Reduce Dog Shootings by Police</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/colorado-bill-to-train-police-to-deal-with-dogs/embed#?secret=vpsx8kPIRT" width="600" height="338" title="“Colorado Bill Seeks to Reduce Dog Shootings by Police” — Orvis News" data-secret="vpsx8kPIRT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> We love to post stories about police officers who go above and beyond the call of duty to save dogs. Heroes such as Officer Kyle Jones leap immediately to mind. But my Google News feed is also full of stories about cop-dog interactions that end tragically for the animal. There is no doubt that the police have a difficult job, and the presence of an aggressive dog can add a level of stress and danger to a situation. But do so many dogs have to die? Two Colorado lawmakers say, "No," and they are planning to introduce a bill that would require police officers to take. . .https://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2013/0301/20130301_111936_20121203__20121204_A2_CD04CHLOE.jpg