Colorado senators to introduce bill to require cops take dog training
Two Colorado senators alarmed at the number of incidents where police have shot dogs are planning to introduce a bill next week that would require officers to take annual canine classes.
Sens. Lucia Guzman, a Denver Democrat, and David Balmer, a Centennial Republican, said they hope the training will help police understand the difference between a barking dog and a dangerous dog.
"Landscaping companies, delivery companies — they deal with dogs all the time, and they don't shoot dogs," Balmer said.
Both Balmer and Guzman own dogs.
Among those expected to testify in favor of their bill is Gary Branson of Pueblo, whose 4-year-old labrador mix was shot multiple times by a Commerce City police officer after the pet escaped a relative's home.
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