We had some neighbors who routinely let there dogs out in the morning, and they would come up to our driveway snarling at our grand daughter and scaring her.
Our subdivision requires that dogs be on a leash, or in a pen. However, we don’t have an Association or really anyway to enforce it.
Hubby went down to their house and told the woman that he was going to shoot that dog, if it didn’t leave our grand daughter alone. All she had to do was to let it out earlier or later.
I would not hesitate to kill any animal I felt was a threat to my young children....
I don’t care if it is a chihuahua or a mastiff, or anything in between.
Owner would get one very stern, and cordial warning... after that, it would have one less pet.