spent some time in Arkansas a while ago. Had several conversations that went like this: " i had a labrador retriever, but he got hit by a car, then we got a cocker, but he got hit by a car, so then we got a collie, but he got hit by a car..." " Ever thought about keeping the dog on a leash or inside a fence?""No, that would be wrong-dogs gotta run free." In the dog-human relationship, it is the humans job to keep the dog out of harms way-it is not the responsibility of the dog, and it is not the responsibility of the rest of the humans. If my dog gets shot, it will probably be because I made a mistake in taking care of my dog. Any dog will bite if frightened-they don't have much of a left hook and they cannot call a lawyer-biting is what they do, and they cannot be trained to never do it.