Had to draw on a dog this evening

Had to draw my weapon for the first time tonight. I got home from work and hear that my neighbors dogs are barking their heads off as they normally do at any tiny sound that permeates their sensitive eardrums. I think nothing of it as this happens every goddamn night. I go and get my dog and bring her out to the front yard to relieve herself from the 12+hrs I’ve been away. I’m standing in my driveway and I hear the scuffle of gravel and barking. I turn around and see my neighbors pitbull running at us. I draw my pistol and quickly back up towards my dog. My neighbors dog thankfully stops and just growls and barks at me. I quickly escort my dog back inside, doing my best to keep my sights on the pitbull. After I get my dog back inside, the neighbors pitbull backs off and starts to go home.With my adrenaline pumping, it was hard for me to effectively dial animal control and have them send an officer out (who was super cute, but that’s another story). As I was thinking about it, I’m very glad that I did not have to shoot a dog tonight. By the time I drew my weapon, I was already shaking a bit. I knew that getting a good, accurate shot off would’ve been difficult. If it came down to it, I probably would not have been able to hit the dog before it bit me.We all tell ourselves that we’ll be crack shots in time of crisis, but we’re all just fooling ourselves. Adrenaline shakes are a bitch and very few of us practice as often as we should to be confident and competent in these times. And when it comes down to being attacked by an animal that doesn’t recognize the threat of a firearm, there’s a very good chance that we may end up being injured before eliminating the threat.Train like you fight, fight like you train. via /r/CCW https://ift.tt/32cl6jI