Walking The Dogs....

[Protected One]

In northern Wisconsin they use dogs to hunt bears. The dog packs are outfitted with GPS and radio equipment, and then set loose. The dogs chase down the bear and tree it. The 'hunter' sits in his truck and watches the computer. When it looks like the dogs have treed a bear, he goes to collect it.

The 'hunters' feel they are entitled to let packs of dogs run loose everyplace, including private property. They say, 'Dont worry, the dogs are trained to not attack people'. This about wins the prize for irresponsible behavior.

Any incidents of the dogs attacking a concealed or open carrier?
If so, how did it turn out?

 

[Protected One]

I don't have any experience shooting dogs, but I have heard that they are *much* harder to kill than one would expect, especially the more sturdy breeds such as a rottweiler. And a short barreled 357 is not really a powerhouse.

How effective would such a gun be in this case?

We had an incident a few years ago, where a K-9 officer who lives in the neighborhood had his dog get out of the yard. It proceeded to terrorize the neighborhood until someone shot it with a 45acp handgun. The dog survived and recovered.

WHERE did "someone" shoot it? ...in the paw? ...leg?
Just shooting the dog doesn't kill it, even with .45acp.

 

[johngalt]

Any incidents of the dogs attacking a concealed or open carrier?
If so, how did it turn out?

I don't know of any. They only do this in very rural areas. My parents have a summer cottage on grounds leased from a club. The dogs have been seen running on club property. The hunters have been told to keep their dogs out, I'm not sure how much they have listened.

 

[Frizzman]

I think a .357 magnum has a better chance of stopping an attack from a large, vicious dog than a .32, etc...The same with a human attacker. I have seen several dogs that had been shot with various guns and a number of humans. The 2.5" barrel isn't optimum but a 125gr .357 mag is pretty effective on humans, even from shorter barrels. I've seen a number of people shot multiple times with various .32's and .22's that were pretty capable of killing the shooter. I saw a case where a guy shot another five times with a .25 and the guy that was shot proceeded to beat the shooter to death with a pool cue. The guy with the holes in his gut and chest survived to go on trial...I know the dog had no clue about the caliber but perhaps reacted to the threat and voice cues...I will state again that I was glad I wasn't armed with a .32/25/22.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

I do a great deal of walking with Pugsters. At night it's around the neighborhood and we've never had much of a problem. During the day we go to the park where there's a 3mi walkway through the woods. A couple times we've come across a pack of three dogs on the loose. I'm here to tell ya it'll get yer heart rate up. It's times like those I think the open carry guys walking around with long guns have the right idea.

 

[Lt JL]

Back during the crack wars of the late eighties I was working SWAT. We'd take down the door for the Vice guys to do the Search Warrant. All those crack dealers had pits, or rotties, or Akitas, or Dobies. We took it as an article of faith that we wouldn't even try a 9mm on a pit. I've seen them absorb a 00 buck and keep coming.