ok, I see the situation, hmmm. Well, I'm sure Pat knows whether or not this witchy woman (sorry, I live in Salem, MA- i'm simply referring to the song- it's all taken in stride here!) can press charges or not. However, she sprayed the dog, THEN he made threats. She made action, he responded with words. Still seems to me she's at greater fault but as you do your homework on the law (mace).. you'll find out..I am (and are others) eager to know how this pans out- in the meantime, is Teddy going to be safe from the next time this woman takes a walk? My god- almost seems like worth getting a video camera (which friends of mine did when a Wicca woman - for real..- kept putting threating notes on cars about HER parking place- which actually was city property...a big deal she made with everyone for years..). Made all the neighbors miserable with threats and constant calls to police over nothing...sound familiar- is this woman calling police or just spraying mace around where she sees fit?