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Of the half dozen or so dogs I have personal knowledge of being put down by officers I work with, none occured in a dynamic entry type situation and all were by .40 handgun because that was the only option the officers had readily available at the time. Given a choice, I'd personally go with shotgun. The .40 took the dog out of the game, but only one dog died immediately (head shot). The others lingered for some time, one as long as a half hour. By the time the situation was settled enough for the responding officers to return their attention to the dog, kids were out and about (you have to love certain parts of town) so walking up and putting the dog whimpering on the sidewalk out of its misery was not an option. The owner could have cared less, so David put the dog in the back of his car to take it to a vet. It finally died shortly before arrival.
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