The social attack I’m responding to: spacecoastrocket, facebook
Hello everyone, I’m Toledo Morales. First, I just want to say I’m glad the dog is alive, and I hope it makes a full recovery. The actions I took that day would be no different from what any police officer would have done under the same circumstances. Let me tell my side of the story. Lend me your ears.
The Incident:
I was walking my dog, Free, my Golden Retriever, south along Rodina Drive around 8 pm when I spotted a barking dog with extreme aggression running towards us from across the street at full speed from the Town Center Dog Park. When the dog tried to attack Free, I got between both of them. I told the owner to secure her dog, but she would not. In fact, she was afraid of her dog, and then I became afraid. She would not grab her dog. When the dog could not attack Free, I then became its target. Before I go further, let me say that the level of aggression in this dog, as it was roaming unbounded, indicated that I was infringing on its territory.
I withdrew my weapon, anticipating a direct attack on myself. When the dog leaped towards me, about 1 foot from my person, I fired a single shot centered at its neckline as I was stepping backwards to remove my body from its mouth. How could I have shot a dog at this angle if it didn’t jump at me, given the height difference? It was a textbook shot against an attacking animal.
This article is riddled with logical contradictions. If she was standing behind the animal, then why wasn’t she shot from the exit wound of the dog? The truth is, she would not secure her dog, and I gave her plenty of time to do so. I would never shoot a dog attacking my dog; it has happened countless times. The red line was crossed when the dog attempted to bite me, and if it had mauled me and caused serious injury, what do you think the state would have done to the animal? It would have been euthanized. My livelihood and business were at risk. I was protecting my body. This incident has caused major emotional distress for both myself and my dog.
Please don’t defame me. I’m just a small business owner trying to build a business.