Bixby Police officer reprimanded following dog shooting incident

Tuesday, June 15th 2004, 9:25 am

By: News On 6

New developments in the case of Bixby Police officer who shot and killed a family dog. The Bixby Police chief decided Officer Cory Forister used deadly force on the golden retriever last week, when other, non-lethal options were available.

Chief Anthony Stephens reprimanded Forister and placed him on restricted, administrative duty until he completes a one-day Humane Society course on assessing whether dogs are aggressive.

In fact, all officers must take the course.

Police Chief Anthony Stephens: We're gonna take this training and apply it to the current practice and procedure and see if there are changes that need to be made. We'll move on from this point."

Fluppy was tied to a fence in the family's backyard, when Forister shot it three times while on an alarm call. He says he was defending himself.

Fluppy's owners say they aren't sure what to think about the chief's decision.