Friday Unwind: What Do Dogs Have Against Cops?

If you ask me, this week's best video was the one featuring a stubborn, feisty bulldog who decided last Sunday that a Chattanooga police cruiser looked like a chew toy. He gets a hold and doesn't give up until he's got that bumper.

Have you ever noticed that dogs sometimes have a sixth sense about things that humans miss? This video got me wondering whether dogs may have something against police officers. Get ready, because after the jump I roll out scientific proof. Ok, not exactly scientific proof, just more YouTube.

(Note: I have to say, also, that I'm slightly unimpressed by the driver's attempts to shed the dog. I don't advocate for animal abuse, but his slow rolling back and forth seem less than inspired. Maybe try the siren?)

We all know dogs and cops are supposed to be friends. Although police go into uncertain residential environments all the time, they haven't earned the reputation owned by postal workers as dog's worst enemy. Trained police dogs are critical members of many police departments -- they sniff for bombs and drugs, they act as protection for officers in difficult situations. But have you ever asked one of those dogs whether it likes its job?

So I started looking around the interwebs to see if dogs have been organizing, or at least giving us a sign, that they have something against the police.

And there it was. Dogs have been speaking out against cops (and possibly prosecutors) for some time, we just don't speak their language:

For example, when Law & Order comes on, they howl like nobody's business. If that doesn't prove that they're less than pleased with the men and women in blue, I don't know what does.

It's not just Tug, either. There's a whole slew of dogs who lose their minds when the theme song comes on. Check them out here.

Of course, this also proves another of my theories: that Law & Order sucks. Thank you, dogs. I knew you had my back.

Photo Credit: Byrnsey