Farmers should apply dog warning to themselves

YOU report (March 10) the IFA claim that dog attacks on sheep are carried out by “family pets”, but the fact is that many, if not most, attacks are carried out by farmers’ dogs.

These unfortunate animals are often kept tied up or locked in a shed except when needed and, devoid of human and canine company, they become vicious and deranged.

On the other hand, pet dogs are normally docile and socialised with humans and other animals, and kept under surveillance and control. They are more interested in play, sex and food than savaging sheep