McKay knew it was a dog, there were packs of wild dogs this close to the city ever since the plague had swept through six months ago. The plague didn't kill that many people, maybe 15-20 percent but the panic, societal unrest and economic collapse, even a small scale civil war killed more than double what the plague did. According to the radio there had been a nuclear bomb going off somewhere in China or India a few days ago so things were getting a little scary. All of these concerns vanished when confronted with the savage, snapping reality of this dog trying to tear Mckay's throat out.
