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I meant to ask this question back when we were having the fascinating

gun discussion.

Would a *pellet* gun be sufficient to discourage an attacking dog

without seriously injuring it?  (That's about as much as I can see

myself ever packing.)

By the way, the teaching your horse to charge idea is good--but

only if there is just one dog.  The only time I felt truly threatened

by dogs was when the neighbor's dogs went after me and my

horse as a pack.  They work as a team, surrounding you.  The

dog in front barks and scares and distracts the horse while the

dog in the rear waits its chance to dart in and hamstring the horse.

It was truly terrifying.  We got out of it because we were just a few

hundred yards from the barn and my calls for help brought

the owner who confronted the dogs just long enough for

us to escape back up the trail.

 

Linda Marins