firing a pistol at a moving target when your glands have just dumped a massive dose of all kinds of funky stuff into you will negatively impact your accuracy.Absolutely - all the more reason not to bring a short gun to a long gun fight.
If you have time - these guys did - shotguns are superior dog medicine.
the dog that was killed was the one that bit the defenders ankle... i hope he didn't expound too many rounds at that distance... but when vicious breeds of dogs are outlawed, then only outlaws will own these dogs... owning any dog is a responsibility to know the dogs behavior patterns and this guy who left his kid, friend and sitter in the company of two big dogs is irresponsible... the third dog joined in but was it one of the pack???
jmt teeman