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Isn't it kind of hard to shoot a dog, especially a dangerous one? They move around a lot faster than humans.

Maybe a lot of them are just barking and looking scary, but don't know enough to be afraid of a gun, so stand still?

A vicious dog won't immediately attack. They'll make a stand barking and growling. If they're impeding your progress that's when you shoot.

When there is a stranger in their territory (the home), many dogs will immediately attack.

> A vicious dog won't immediately attack.

It's trivial to find videos of dog attacks that contradict your absolutist assertion.

Presumably not every attempt to shoot at dog is immediately successful either.

And yet, you provided none. Curious.

(I've been attacked by dogs multiple times, and indeed, they warn before attacking.)