I havn't read this whole thread, -so I don't know if someone has already said it.

But in Defending yourself from, and Battling a Dog, -I'd say the Keymost things to Get At!, -are its Legs and / or Eyes.(I'm referring to when using a Stick or other Club, -not with a Gun as you describe. Where of course you'd have to go with the Largest / Most Accessable, part of its Body). With the greater emphasis on Legs. One to Four of them. For without Legs, -the Animal of course can only lay there, -Unable to attack. Injuring them, rather than "removing" them, should suffice.

I do Really Hate to be or Sound Brutal so!, to an Animal. But of course in this case, -it could be a matter of "Him or You"!....

(As I intend to say in some future Signature, -mayswell take the occassion to give some Preview, -"Its Not the Size of the Dog in the Fight!, -But rather the Fight in the Dog!" I Like that one!). [color:"black"] [/color] [email]Nomad[/email]