At my age and experience I still have a poorly developed sense of fear from things. One of the things that makes me stop and asses the tactical situation is a woman with a pit bull.
Also, the smaller the woman, the bigger the pit bull...which of course they can’t control even if it’s actually on a leash.
A couple years ago a neighbor woman got a pit bull puppy that naturally grew stronger. She walked that dog past my house all the time. The first time the dog got free from her it ran up to me while I was getting into my truck. Snarling and barking all over the door and window. I routinely carry and explained to the woman that I would not hesitate to shoot the dog if it ever charged my where I was vulnerable like outside. Suddenly she stopped walking the dog down my street. She was a very small woman with a dog that outweighed her. Not the dogs fault but I would not let it attack me again.