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many people have used "wary" to describe the dog. A dog that is wary doesn't generally sustain eye contact. Their eyes dart around, gauging the entire situation. That is the part that stuck most with me. As for people who make outrageous guesses at size only at a distance, I wish...

Quote: no, dogs don't understand English, but they do understand a confident firm command and a "waving away" arm motion. They will at least stop and look to figure out the situation. If the dog pays no mind at all and continues approaching in the same manner, then yes I would shoot it...

Quote: SHOOT him ?? !?? the described behavior does NOT suggest aggression. The tail is in a relaxed position ,there's no raised hackles , no stalking type of movement mentioned. i doubt that dog is any threat.Sounds like he's just thinking about coming up to say "Hi" and give you a sniff ...

Quote: Can you pinpoint specifically what about my description, said 'hostile manner' to you? making direct eye contact is actually a dominant response in a dog. I do see that I mis-read part of the post. thought it said "hackles were up" In that case, I would still yell at the dog...

ETA: Unless you have a gun, don't try to confront the dog. Try to scare him away, but don't advance on him. I made a separate message because I get an error message when I try to edit. Anyone else having posting issues?

shoot him, well before he gets that close to me. Any dog that approaches me in a hostile manner that doesn't back down from a raised voice is a threat. I always carry an asp or large stick with me, but only a gun if I'm in my own property. If I'm not armed, look for a large stick or rock...