As do I.
When it comes to feral dogs, most of which are pitbulls, I would never carry anything less. Dogs don’t understand the “BANG” like humans do, and they don’t understand that they should drop when they catch a bullet. They keep charging. Need a bullet that literally severs tendons and muscle tissue and physically shuts them down.
I carry .40 now, but I carried .45 specifically for the reason it was invented : drug-fueled natives who didn’t stop when they were shot.
Had a black bear in our neighborhood a few weeks ago.
Worse, I’ve been seeing Mexicans with obvious military training around town with increasing frequency.