Will a 22LR turn a dog?

[Sharpshooter7]

IMO it will deter them.
But if it was a large dog I’m not sure it would kill fast enough.

A much more viable solution would be bear spray. With one sweep you would easily deter multiple dogs, humans to.

The bear sprays a good shout!

 

[BLJ]

Good luck shooting that dog and not yourself. You better be physically and emotionally qualified to handle that situation.

I’ve run this through my head a lot.
I think the moment will dictate a lot as to when a shot is fired or not.

I’ve always told myself that I wouldn’t let something make physical contact before I engage.
I hope I could hold it together and do that.
And if it does make physical contact, be able to handle that as well.

Not shooting myself is high on the list.

 

[BLJ]

Also, for clarification again.

These are NOT hunting dogs that I’ve encountered chasing deer in the past on private property.

And I’m NOT looking to shoot a dog just because it was chasing a deer.

 

[LongWayAround]

I think you could get quite a few shots in short order with a .22 pistol.

I also think shooting a guy's dog is a very good way for a situation to escalate and it should be a last resort.

Like tree dogs mentioned, you're not dealing with trained attack dogs and spray is probably the best medicine for diffusing an encounter.

 

[ohlongarm]

Cool story

Do you have any reason to suspect fully trained malagator attack dogs to be chasing deer on there own and then randomly attack unsuspecting bystanders?

I'm a responsible dog owner, and why would I let a dog/s worth thousands after training to run loose? However being in LE i've shot my fair share of out of control canines to end a dangerous threat, irresponsible dog owner, usually a certain demographic, in the majority, but not always.

 

[RockAndSage]

Not the scenario at all as I’ve already said.

Stated earlier that this would be for a self defense situation in the woods with an aggressive dog.

OP, anything you shoot in the face will generally change its behavior, quite often permanently.

Everything else takes time to get the message across.

 

[BRTreedogs]

I'm a responsible dog owner, and why would I let a dog/s worth thousands after training to run loose? However being in LE i've shot my fair share of out of control canines to end a dangerous threat, irresponsible dog owner, usually a certain demographic, in the majority, but not always.

Have you ever bear sprayed a regular dog and it did not work?

 

[LandSeig]

I had a friend that was ran up a tree by a pack of feral dogs while bow hunting as a teenager. He didn’t have a pistol with him, thankfully he was able to climb and they eventually left. I would run some cci stingers or equivalent quality hp rounds in it.

 

[tradman]

Ive been bitten by 4 different dogs. All 4 were not on leashes, in areas that require leashes. All owners stated "my dog has never done that before". All times I was out jogging and let the owners know that i was coming up on them way before I got near them.