A fight in Bethany involving a local police chief and his neighbor’s dogs went to court Thursday to decide if the pets would be put down.The American bulldogs, 14-month-old Brutus and 8-month-old Athena, owned by the Werner family, got into their neighbor's backyard Saturday.The wife of the Bethany police chief claims the dogs jumped on her, scratched and bit her.The incident brought the families to court.The police chief’s wife believes the dogs are dangerous and need to be euthanized.The Werners say their dogs are just puppies and while they did jump on and bruise her, they would never bite anyone.“ was wrong in jumping on her, I don’t disagree with that. That can be corrected with training. But there’s not a good justification for putting him down,” Cole Werner said.The police chief's wife admitted in court that the dogs have gotten into her yard several times, but they’ve never hurt her before.Ultimately, the judge ruled that the dogs are banned from the city of Bethany.The police chief and his wife declined to comment.The judge says every person has the right to live peacefully and without fear in their home, and if the owners ever bring the dogs back to Bethany, they will be fined and found in contempt of court.

A fight in Bethany involving a local police chief and his neighbor’s dogs went to court Thursday to decide if the pets would be put down.

The American bulldogs, 14-month-old Brutus and 8-month-old Athena, owned by the Werner family, got into their neighbor's backyard Saturday.


The wife of the Bethany police chief claims the dogs jumped on her, scratched and bit her.

The incident brought the families to court.

The police chief’s wife believes the dogs are dangerous and need to be euthanized.

The Werners say their dogs are just puppies and while they did jump on and bruise her, they would never bite anyone.

“[Brutus] was wrong in jumping on her, I don’t disagree with that. That can be corrected with training. But there’s not a good justification for putting him down,” Cole Werner said.

The police chief's wife admitted in court that the dogs have gotten into her yard several times, but they’ve never hurt her before.

Ultimately, the judge ruled that the dogs are banned from the city of Bethany.

The police chief and his wife declined to comment.

The judge says every person has the right to live peacefully and without fear in their home, and if the owners ever bring the dogs back to Bethany, they will be fined and found in contempt of court.