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Originally Posted by mojo1986

Sound like bald faced hornets. Larger than the yellow/black variety, and actually much less aggressive. I think you're safe just doing nothing at all. Very unlikely that they will sting you now that you know they are there. And your pets have already been stung, so they will probably avoid them.

According to insectidentification.org

"Bald-faced Hornets are extremely aggressive if they, or their nest, is under threat or disturbed. They will sting REPEATEDLY. Nests are a gray, shapely, paper-like mass with an opening at the bottom".

I can attest to this, as I was unaware of a nest of them in the eves while sweeping off my roof. By the time it took me to fly down the ladder, I had been stung numerous times, and had to sprint a couple blocks before they stopped following. Due to the location, I hired an exterminator, and in his experience, bald-faced were more aggressive than other types of hornets.