[Uncle Chip]

the dog was a foot away when he shot

And the dog was a foot away when he died -- which means that the dog had stopped charging and was standing barking or growling at him.

He's 63 years old and that has never happened to him before??? But now all of a sudden at 63 dogs that do that to him have to be shot???

If the noise from the discharge of the gun sent the second dog running away, the same would have probably worked for the first without shooting him.

And I've never known a dog yet who didn't respect a kick to the midsection or a walking stick across the face.

Something's not right in this guy's judgment. And for gunowners to claim him as a hero for their cause is foolish and smells of desperation.

[driftdiver]

Control your dog and it will be fine, period. You expect other people to risk injury in order to protect your property. Property you don’t care enough about to care for properly.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

And I've never known a dog yet who didn't respect a kick to the midsection or a walking stick across the face.

Oh, my! Not quite the bleeding-heart liberal I'd envisioned you to be.