If a dog confronts myself or anybody in a attack mode(UNMISTAKABLE) anywhere other than the animals(owners) property I see no reason to be PETA-OLITICALLY correct and just detour the animal with pepper sprays or any other non lethal device. There have been way to many cases of children being severely injured or killed by unruly dogs, to me the trade off isn't worth the price of some child losing his life or being severely disfigured for life by a animal that was given a second chance.I do and have owned dogs all my life I favor dogs that usually do not display this form of temperament if one of mine did I will guarantee you it would be destroyed on the spot.