Jayna Hutchinson fell foul of the law when she was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Police had been called to a New Hampshire market when a disagreement turned into a pack of trouble.

Hutchinson was an eyewitness to a fight and was asked to make a statement -- despite being drunk at the time.

After a heated debate with Todd Protzman, a sergeant with the Vermont state police, she went over to the officer's vehicle.

Inside was the dog in question. Hutchinson proceeded to make faces at the dog and stare.

According to Protzman's affidavit, she stared at the dog 'in a taunting/harassing manner'.

As well as being arrested for the canine infraction, Hutchinson was also charged with resisting arrest because she pulled away from the officers attempting to detain her.

"Prosecuting a woman for 'staring' at a police dog is absurd," said public defender Kelly Green, representing Hutchinson.

"People are allowed to make faces at police dogs and officers to express their disapproval. It's constitutional expression."

The prosecutors have now dropped all charges in this unusual case.

"I think it was going to be difficult to prove her conduct changed the dog's behaviour," said Will Porter, prosecuting state attorney for Orange County.

"Most of the time people would come tell the court what it felt like. Dogs can't do that."