[fabsroman]

Skeet,

Regarding the entire dog issue, I think it is a good one. If the perp is armed and he kills my dog before he gets to me, you can bet I will have a good defense for self defense and fearing for my life. He just used deadly force on my dog, so what would make me think he wouldn't use deadly force on me or my family? After I heard the first gun shot ring out, you can bet that the perp wouldn't be confronting me without me getting some rounds off and at that point I wouldn't even be thinking about how everything would look in Court.

Now, if the perp is armed and he kills my dog and decides to leave, that is still fine with me. I'll be pissed that my dog is dead, but no harm will come to my family.

If the thief is unarmed, I would assume that he would flee from a dog, but who knows. A lot of thieves aren't the brightest.