In a life threatening situation I would not care if it was Sharpei X Poodle as long as it protects me.Tactical deployment is a skill lost by plenty of handlers they put 100's of hours into their dogs (wich is great).But put no self development into themselves.E.G-My dog and I frequently train with ASP and cuffing scenarios and she is used to me deploying a baton in a situation.Just a thought from me to you.This is a great forum and we are lucky to have it.