I lived in the country side for a long time. It was a small farming town of no more than 1000 people surrounded by farming and grazing land. I don't remember dogs attacking anything other then themselves. They were never a problem with livestock, chickens, etc. They did sometimes bite a human, most cases it was the human's fault. Kids sometimes had a habit of tormenting dogs by throwing rocks at them so it was no surprise that some of them would turn on you.
>>Either way, it poses a serious risk to your livestock; such dogs frequently kill small animals (chickens, rabbits, barn cats, etc.) in bulk (they don't even bother pausing before going to the
I've never actually seen this nor heard anybody in the town mention this as a problem. I still have family there that farms and raises livestock and to this day I've never heard something like this mentioned.
I don't know what to say; what I said applied in both rural Idaho and Texas. People don't exactly bring it up in conversation, as it's kind of unfortunate. Dogs aren't nearly as much of a problem as hogs here in TX, but people do have to deal with them occasionally. It's usually not an issue because farmers know to keep their dogs chained/fenced up or to train them not to wander around.
>>Either way, it poses a serious risk to your livestock; such dogs frequently kill small animals (chickens, rabbits, barn cats, etc.) in bulk (they don't even bother pausing before going to the
I've never actually seen this nor heard anybody in the town mention this as a problem. I still have family there that farms and raises livestock and to this day I've never heard something like this mentioned.