[Ikeon]

if he had pointed a gun at her its assault with a deadly weapon. instead he sic’d his “love muffin” on her. he can say he didn't know the dog was loaded or would hurt her. His alibi is a gun is predictable, a dog is not a murder weapon..

[Norski]

A dog is not regarded as a murder weapon at this time, no.

Interesting timing of this article, however:

Parole hearing this month for man convicted of using dog to kill Arizona woman in Cleveland
“Jeffrey Mann was the first person to ever be tried and convicted of using a dog as a murder weapon”

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/parole-hearing-this-month-for-man-convicted-of-using-dog-to-kill-arizona-woman-in-cleveland/95-570475211