hard to prove the dog or dogs not running livestock if livestock in vicinity.
I disagree with this if there is no injured livestock to prove the act of causing bodily injury to livestock. I just personally feel in the apologetic society we live in judges and juries find it hard to convict a person for shooting a "vicious" hog dog. This is our fault for not educating the public and the cold hard fact that there are unethical hog hunters out there that don't care what they run or where they run. We as doggers that are passionate about our sport should stand together and show our dogs are not the vicious killers they are perceived as by Joe public.
Tusk Hog, I am truly sorry your dog was shot and hope justice prevails.