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I was present at a dog shooting (Rottweiler IIRC). IIRC it was 9mm HP (may have been .38 spcl +P but I don't think so). One shot, less than 7 yards. Dog retreated and died many minutes later. Was a side-of-chest shot.
On 2 other occassions I was not present but informed by reliable sources that pit bulls were shot in the head under 15 feet away and the bullets (9mm HP) ricocheted off without effect. It took several body hits on those 2 occassions to stop the dogs from attacking. I don't recall if the dogs lived or not.
Given the shape of dog's head, depending on the angle of bullet strike, I don't think it's so unlikely that a bullet would ricochet and cause little or no damage.
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