More likely, as I carry tucked, I'd have to make do with some sort of improvised weapon... My keys, my pocket chain, pens...
Or the .22 Derringer I keep in my pocket.
Yes, dogs are one of the main reasons I carry the little "toy." Five shots of .22 LR might not immediately kill an attacking dog, but it DOES buy me some time to unlimber the "cannon." (1911, .45 ACP)The one exception would be little yap dogs (chihuahuas, toy poodles, etc.), who would learn flying lessons courtesy of a cowboy boot.
I've been chewed up by one dog before. I don't intend to let it happen again.