A dog who has attacked stock is dangerous, even if he doesn't attack his master. My dad and I lost a whole flock of sheep one year because of dogs like this. In Indiana, if you catch a dog killing stock you are allowed to shoot them. Harsh, but based on years of country experience with dogs like this.
Actually I gave multiple examples of Saints who could tell the difference between livestock and people.
Just because they didn't attack you doesn't mean they weren't dangerous to other stock, pets, and people.
You seem to be under a false perception, allow me to enlighten you. All animals are dangerous, there are no exceptions. The second deadliest dog (# of children killed/# of dogs) after the pit bull is the little chow chow. The only dog that ever sent me to the hospital was a 25 lb sheltie.
A dog who has attacked stock is dangerous, even if he doesn't attack his master.
Dangerous to whom? Certainly livestock, but our dogs were not dangerous to people. Some of the nicest dogs I've met were viscous bear hounds who could rip a bear apart yet could not be goaded into growling at a stranger pulling their tail. Being a threat to livestock does not mean they are a threat to anything else.
My dad and I lost a whole flock of sheep one year because of dogs like this. In Indiana, if you catch a dog killing stock you are allowed to shoot them. Harsh, but based on years of country experience with dogs like this.
Most farmers around me just ask for top dollar compensation. The guilty dogs are easily identifiable by the clumps of wool that get stuck between their teeth. My condolences about your sheep, and your father can certainly exercise his rights (if the law is as you describe). However, just because a dog would kill a sheep doesn't mean it a threat to people. You have simply drawn an unwarranted conclusion.