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I feel that I would try to get the dog away then shoot it because I dont want to take any chance in injuring the child further. I would also call animal control before I shot it (unless the child was in extreme danger) to tell them to come pick it up. BTW my neighbor has a very nice Bichon that was mauled by a pitbull last year after the attack we called him frankensimon. The owner did the right thing and put the dog down. But my neighbor still carries a baseball bat when she walks him. I would have no problem putting a .38sp round into a dog attacking a dog or human unprovoked.