A search of a suspected marijuana growing operation led to a Stanislaus County Sheriff’s deputy shooting a dog in Keyes, the department reported.

The dog allegedly was attacking one of the department’s K-9s. The incident led to the arrest of two men, an online story on cbsnews.com said.

Deputies with a search warrant arrived at a Washington Road home around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, the story said.

A man in the home repeatedly refused to come outside, the Sheriff’s Office said. When deputies entered the home, they found him with a large dog.

Sheriff’s officials said the dog attacked a department K-9, according to the story. That prompted a deputy to shoot.

The dog reportedly was injured, but the department did not say how severely, nor whether its K-9 was hurt.

The incident began during a traffic stop earlier Wednesday when deputies saw and smelled marijuana plants behind a fence, which led to obtaining the search warrant, according to the story.

Once inside the home, deputies found about 1,000 marijuana plants, processed marijuana and a loaded shotgun, officials said.

Deputies arrested Everarfo Chavez, 61, of Keyes, on suspicion of marijuana cultivation and Robert Perez, 48, also of Keyes, on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and resisting an officer, the news story said.

A Sheriff’s Department public information officer told The Bee on Saturday morning that no further details were available for release.

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