It's a dog, somebodies dog, it's not a lion, a tiger or a bear. I have two Rottweilers, one of which was imported from Germany who is trained to go for the jugular. If you have any decency, you give the dog a chance to not be my dog, because statistically you know most dogs are not, YES at the risk of your "well being", THEN you act. If you have enough perspective and can truly acknowledge your position, you should be able to calmly expect a survival circumstance therefore be able to expect the dog to act naturally. If you're afraid to take a couple nicks wrestling a dog, or are afraid the dog will kill you, then you are really not prepared to protect anyone without your sword, and thus are another boy with a toy. If you lean on your gun long enough the barrel bends, then the next time you fire it blows up in your face. Circle of life. The next person who shoots before defending himself like a man should be hanged. /my opinion
RIP Max the dog