The scary part, PP, is that what you describe is actually pretty common, especially with fighting/hunting dogs like Pitbulls, Staffordshire Terriers, Catahoulas, Presa Canarios, etc. Their skulls are very thick with sloping foreheads; the forehead of a Pitbull looks like the glacis plate of a tank, and works about the same way. I've had reports from my Law Enforcement clients of everything up to and including heavy pistol rounds (.460 Rowland, .45 Super, etc) skipping off the foreheads of these animals: the impact will frequently stun them, but the actual -damage- won't be anything more than a nasty gash. One unconfirmed report from a Co. Sherriff's Deputy has such a skip-off taking place with a .44 Special.
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