Dogsey

Oh yes, because a dog attacked a deer, it will therefore attack a child.

Oh my mr. Gsd, what big teeth you have.
All the better to eat you with child.

Lol

It was a high drive dog, not a robot. I think people put human emotions onto dogs and expect them to behave like furry people. Sad for the deer, but it was just one of those things.

Warrey wrote: "This perimeter fence is checked regularly to ensure it is completely secure". WELL IT WASN'T COMPLETELY SECURE WAS IT!!!! Supposing it had been a child that had "wandered in".

Two points....
Firstly, deer can jump VERY high and we don't know how high the fence was. Even a Roe deer can jump a 6-7ft fence with ease, and they are one of the smaller species.

And... well what if it was a child? Last time I heard, children aren't prey animals! And as Smokeybear said - it's hard to proof dogs against deer (I have personal experience of that too!), but children are everywhere... and even a pet dog should be socialised well enough to cope with a child/children. A police dog, even more so.

Tazer I didn't say it WOULD but it could have - you've got your opinion I have mine - get a life, I've got 3 GSD's and even though I have fully trained them I would never assume that they are safe in all situations.
MerlinsMum - Two points.
Firstly. You're right we don't know how high the fence was and deer CAN jump very high. We also don't know if there was a hole/break in the fence. That's why there needs to be an investigation - that's all my point was.
Secondly. As one who retrains failed police dogs I can assure you they are NOT child proofed just because children are everywhere. I was just speculating that if it had been a child and the dog had attacked it this would have been a different story.
We don't know all the facts but obviously there has to be an investigation to rule out any future disasters.

Oh dear, someone needs to get a sence of humour.
And maybe needs to examine the way they write their posts, so they can communicate their point effectively.
Rather than respond with childish remarks when what they wrote is poked fun at.

Unles, you truly believe it is possible for the dead to post on forums etc? After all, if I don't have a life, I must be dead.

It was an unfortunate incident. We don't know all the facts and circumstances surrounding this case, and so cannot really lay blame (or otherwise). The police dog could have been ranging away from the handler in what is supposed to be an enclosed area, the handler may not have seen the dog chase/attack the deer until it was too late, the deer could well have jumped into the enclosure and then in panic run into the fence rather than being able to clear it again, the handler may not have had sufficient control to stop his dog chasing the deer, there are any number of scenarios).

Warrey - out of interest, why do you train failed police dogs, and what do you train them to do?

And also what is your definition of a "failed police dog" as there is a HUGE difference between a) dogs which do not make the grade for eg not being able to handle slippery floors etc and b) dogs which fail their annual licensing, so I too would be most interested in what dogs you retrain, why and what for!

Does this not say this happened on private land? if so why were these children and spectators there, unless the farmers family to which id have thought an understanding of what happened may prevaile! this report does not make sense, poor deer but the dog once in attack mode is hard to stop,.......that said being a police dog I hope it was not fully trained yet?

The dog was not in "attack mode" at all, (whatever that is)!

It is a dog with high prey drive and demonstrated what many dogs try and do with rabbits, hare, deer, cats, birds etc...................................

Even the most highly trained dogs can slip, just like people.