Re-read my post. I can't carry a gun, or pepper spray. So I have to use what methods I have available. I'm not going to sit there getting bitten while lamenting the laws that stop me being armed.

I don't claim this is ideal or for everyone - but I don't think a 3 year old is going to be able to pull a Glock either, unless your local gun laws are really lax :-)

And I too have a child, a 4 year old, and I don't take their safety lightly. Its my job to keep between them and the predator. But I think the principles and attitudes you apply to human predators make a good rule of thumb - avoid it if you can, fight like hell when it arrives. And an attacking dog is not a grizzly bear - if you keep your nerve most people bring significant attributes to the conflict, the most important ones being size, intelligence and the ability to have a logical gameplan.

So as an adult male, living where I do, this is my response.