Oooo, we have a PETA member in the forums! My girlfriend has a rottweiler- supposedly one of the fearcest dogs- which is a big wimp! If it growls at you, you just shout back. I don't condone kicking dogs but, honestly, some of them are built like walls and probably won't even feel it.

Anywho- I HATE wardogs. They tear cavalry apart. There's nothing more annoying than ordering a unit of cavalry to rush some enemy infantry only to see a group of bloodthirsty dogs hunting my horses hamstrings!