charles mikheil jr. faces misdemeanor charges for animal cruelty. >> this incident is one of several recent ones in which people were attacked or felt threatened by a dog. instead of using a weapon to fend off the dog, he just remained,. >> they were in a backyard doing the night of the shooting. >> they are trained. on my command, they will move or not move. >> but he had wandered next door into this yard. that is when charles claimed that the dog aggressively barked and growled at him. police say that mcconnell pull that his handgun and shot the dog wants. >> it was very surprising >> we were in the middle of dinner and we got a phone call. my cousin told me that my neighbor shot my dog. >> mcconnell faces misdemeanor charges for wielding a gun in a residential area. with so many frequent dog attacks around central maryland, here's what you can do. >> obviously, you do not want to swing at the dog. he did not want to inside the dog in any way. try to get indoors for and tried to get indoors. >> if you