[ExSoldier]

Been there done that, except I had to do it while riding my bike. I warned the owner well beforehand when the dog first took off after me as I passed by his house. Next day I had my .357 on my waist. Dog came running at me, BOOM! Right between the eyes.

EXACTLY the same thing happened to me while I was in college at the University of Alabama in the late 1970s. Except I was riding a motorcycle on my way to work as an armed security guard. I carried my own piece, a S&W M19 .357 with a 4" barrel. I warned the owners too. But the white trash saw a security guard and thought cop. So I actually told the cops in the area. They said there'd been plenty of trouble with the dog and the owners. One thing about southern cops, they have a wonderfully refreshing point of view on such things. After I shot the dog a few days later I called 'em again. They said I'd done their job for them and thanks much!

[Joe Brower]

Looks like we all have our stories to tell. I used to get chased and snapped at by a big collie/shepard mix when riding my bike home from where I worked nights.

No gun, though. I used a machete.