Punched a dog in the head once when I was walking. Idiot put it on a chain in the yard, put a cinder block on top the other end of the chain. Rotweiller. Setting a 5 pound block on top the end of a chain does nothing. It came running at me.

Funny thing, I stepped back as it came at me (messing up its attack) and punched it in the head, hard. It's like hitting a rock. Probably didn't even phase the damn thing; but it got the message across. Dog pretty much stopped, looked at me like I'm silly, and then wandered away back into the yard.

Strange animal. Don't think I could plant it on the floor without cracking its skull--my hand might break by then, too, given how hard its head was. Don't really want to find out which is harder.

Yeah I'm nutty. Who gets in a fist fight with a dog, right? It seemed like a good idea at the time; I can outrun a dog but it's hard and they have more stamina, not sure exhausting myself helps.

Never thought of pepper spray. Have considered a candy cane but eh.