A distraught dog owner is demanding answers after police shot her beloved pet.
Officers say they were forced to open fire on Toby the Kelpie at a Thornlie home in Perth’s south-east on Wednesday afternoon.
It is the second time in weeks that Washington police officers have shot a dog.
Toby’s owner, Dana, told him Seven news Someone knocked on the door and when he was about to answer, an officer had already jumped over the fence into his backyard.
She claimed the officer then fired his firearm when the bullet hit Toby in the face.
Toby could still move but he lost a lot of blood.
Dana quickly loaded Toby into the car and rushed him to a vet, who redirected her to another clinic to undergo emergency surgery.
He was still undergoing surgery Wednesday night and veterinarians were trying to find and remove the bullet.
Toby the Kelpie is fighting for his life after he was shot in the face by a police officer in Perth’s southeastern suburbs on Wednesday.
Toby’s owner, Dana (pictured), said she has no idea why the police officer shot Toby.
Dana has no idea why the police officer shot her dog.
‘I don’t understand, I don’t know. “I don’t know why he shot him,” he said.
Police were reportedly at the property to serve an arrest warrant.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted WA Police for comment.
The latest incident comes after another dog was shot dead by Western Australian police officers earlier this month.
A six-year-old Labrador cross named Cujo died during the violent arrest of the dog’s owner in Canning Vale, in the city’s south.
During the arrest, the dog approached officers and attacked an officer, according to police.
“Police attempted to stop the attack using non-lethal forces, but were unsuccessful.”
Dana said someone knocked on the door and when she was about to answer, a police officer had already jumped over the fence into her backyard. Dana’s house is in the photo.
One of the officers then shot Cujo, who died at the scene.
It is understood the dog was initially shocked, but when that had no effect the officer fired his firearm.
After reviewing video of the incident, Western Australia Police Commissioner Col Blanch said the police officer had no choice but to shoot the dog.
“I know this hits the community hard when they see police acting like this,” Blanch told Perth radio station. 6PR.
‘I have seen the video of the officer on the force and I have spoken to the officer.
“Unfortunately, my observation is, and there will be an independent investigation into the discharge of a firearm, that I don’t believe he had a choice.”
