I noticed the fellow in your link thought he had more bad dog encounters in Kentucky followed by Missouri. We're number two! We're number two!

I love dogs too, a lot, we have an even dozen of them living on the place. I think I know and understand dogs better than most. That's why I use pepper spray on one that is trouble, based on the theory of better him than me to suffer pain and my knowledge of the way dogs think and act which includes their lack of the logical thinking process (they only learn from experience). Plus pepper spray wears off and doesn't come with stitches or a cast for the dog. I have to admit though, that I don't always have it with me. The other night I was wishing for it though for a moment, as there was a large pit cross standing in the road giving me the evil eye, happily I turned left at the fork that he was on the right of, and he stayed put.