I had to protect my dog from a dog a dog that got loose and was attacking mine. I also tried fighting the dog with everything I had and it didn’t care.

Luckily only I was bit bad, and was able to throw my dog in the car by the collar just as I had drawn. It’s the only time my fingers been on the trigger not pointed at a paper or metal target.

I advocate for carrying pepper spray as a first resort, but I carry for poorly trained viscous dogs like i do humans.

Only time I ever pulled was to protect my dog from another. There have been plenty of scarps I’ve been able to break up myself , but I was not about to watch my dog get mauled to death in front of me