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I like dogs, and have found that most dogs that approach are going to be friendly or curious - scratch 'em behind the ears, and you've made a new friend.

But if a large, loose dog came at me or mine in an aggressive manner I'd shoot it without a second thought.

We've had a few instances around the Austin area of loose dogs attacking people, and just a few miles from my home there have been packs of dogs attacking livestock - not a good situation, and I'm not going to put myself at risk by declining to shoot what I judge to be a dog/dogs that pose an immediate danger.