Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-6132984-20130529081954/@comment-5264386-20130529102447

If you want to use light armour, I'd using suggest Chain. I do believe that you can block his leap attack. If you immediately hold block after you enter, you should be able to avoid losing too much health. If you want an easier way to beat it, after blocking his attack, run to the stairs and kill the Attack Dog on the stairs. Run to the very top, then go to the very right. You'll then be on this ledge thing.

Wait for the second Attack Dog to come to you, then kill it. Now, the Capra Demon will come up the stairs. It will unlikely be able to hit you if you are on this ledge, and should fall down when it tries to attack you (just in case, though, hold up your shield until it falls). You can then plunge attack it, and depending on the weapon, two-handing it will deal more damage. Rinse and repeat until you defeat the Capra Demon.

Otherwise, you can use the above method to dispatch the hounds, if you want to fight the boss "man to man" (some people have a thing against easier strategies). Its attacks are not too stamina draining if you have a good quality shield (such as the Knight's Shield). Block his attacks, back away where necessary (and possible), and wait for an opening to strike.

Either way, good luck with the boss!

On a side note, are you a PS3, Xbox or PC player? If you're really, really struggling, I'm sure one of us would be able to help you out.