I saw a 60 year old woman knock out a "pit bull" by simply twisting its collar.
It was down and out lickety-split.
Not quite as manly perhaps, but effective.
I forgot about that one. Good point. It will absolutely choke the dog, dead if necessary.
“Sleeper hold”.
Had it used on me once by the ex.
My sweet, pacifist Minny jumped off the sofa and against his back, just as I was “going out”.
[contrary to popular opinion, everything goes gray, not black]